Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, With Case, By Paul Meybauer Archive Melilla on the north African

Melilla on the north African coast had been Spanish since 1497 and Ceuta since 1668 but it was not until the early Twentieth Century that the Spanish began to expand into the interior

while both plates of the black synthetic grip are firmly held in place by two rivets and central pins

the Second Battles of Arras

the cuffs have been rolled up to a depth of 155 mm and are securely held in place by stitching at the front and rear

16 mm (w) x 41

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, With Case, By Paul Meybauer Archive Melilla on the north African(Beobachterabzeichen der Luftwaffe mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping and patinated Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked P. MEYBAUER, BERLIN, measuring 52. 67