Monday, September 13, 2010
空軍元帥權仗
A jeweller-made reproduction of his marshal's baton, awarded on 19 July 1940. Silver, gold-plated in places, good craftsmanship. The shaft is covered with blue velvet with superimposed national eagles and Iron Crosses. Gold-plated finial knobs (marked "800") with bound oak leaves, decorated with an Iron Cross and with the Luftwaffe eagle, respectively. Surrounding dedication in Gothic letters "Der Führer dem Generalfeldmarschall Kesselring" (The Führer to Field Marshal Kesselring) and "Zum Freiheitskampf des Großdeutschen Volkes 19. Juli 1940." (For the Greater German People's War of Liberation, 19 July 1940). Length 49.5 cm.
# posted by Yang D @ 2:51 PM 
