Germany, Third Reich. An International Gliding Commission C-Grade Badge Auction the German Army introduced eyeglasses

the German Army introduced eyeglasses with short arms ending in cotton or elastic tapes which fitted around the wearer's ears

Johannesburg)

The leather liner bears a size mark of “57”

36 mm (w) x 50 mm (h)

Buckle in die stamped silver-nickel

Germany, Third Reich. An International Gliding Commission C-Grade Badge Auction the German Army introduced eyeglasses(Internationale Segelflugkommission C Abzeichen). Constructed of silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreathed joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central blue enameled disc bearing white gulls, the reverse with a boutonniere style clip, stamped with an issue number of 1673, a partially legible makers mark ending in TRE, FRANKFURT A. M., and a silver content number of 900, measuring 20. 64 mm in diameter,