Germany, Freikorps. A Silesian Eagle, I Class Newly Listed insignia measuring 15 mm (w)

insignia measuring 15 mm (w) x 15 mm (h)

Elizabeth Cork in Toronto in 1938 and together

hallmarked with Croatian silver mark

and a small crack to the handle grip near the obverse ricasso

Germany, Freikorps. A Silesian Eagle, I Class Newly Listed insignia measuring 15 mm (w)(Schlesischer Adler I. Klasse). Constructed of silvered tombak with enamels, the obverse consisting of a Silesian style German national eagle executed in black enamels with feathering and details highlighted in silver, clutching a silvered banner in its talons bearing a raised inscription of FR SCHLESIEN (FOR SILESIA), overlaid across its chest by a silvered Brustmond, the reverse with four visible rivets securing the obverse fixtures in position,