A First War German Field Made Matchbox Cover Auction Fallschirmjäger - To Oberjäger in

Fallschirmjäger - To Oberjäger in 2

some gold wash present on a star hanger

made worse by gripping anything or knocking the end of the stump against anything

purple paper backer

A Combined Pilot's & Observers Badge - In tombac

A First War German Field Made Matchbox Cover Auction Fallschirmjäger - To Oberjäger inField made out of a single sheet of bronze; with an Iron Cross on the one side, and Corbie 1914 1918 on the other; measuring 44 mm x 58 mm; better than fine condition. Footnote: Prior to the invention of the safety match, the production of matches was extremely dangerous due to use of white phosphorous in the production process. The modern safety match utilized red phosphorus, but not in the head of the match, but rather on a specially designed