Germany, Luftwaffe. A Meritorious Service Plaque, Netherlands District with Case, by Imme & Sohn Auction protruding side handle

protruding side handle

ERII (S/SGT

The blade sits securely within a multi-piece brass hilt

the reverse with an integral strap perforated with a reinforced buttonhole

the reverse marked “FIRMIN & WESTALL

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Meritorious Service Plaque, Netherlands District with Case, by Imme & Sohn Auction protruding side handle(Ehrenschild fr Hervorragende Leistung mit Etui). A rare Luftwaffe Meritorious Service Plaque, constructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a central engraved and toned inscription of FR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNG (FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT), topped by a raised Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, adn situated above an engraved and toned dedication of DER WEHRMACHTBEFEHLSHABER IN DEN NIEDERLANDEN (THE WEHRMACHT COMMANDER IN THE NETHERLANDS) and a