The mother’s cross appears nearly unworn
There is one cotton-lined side-entry pocket on the left side that backs onto the exterior left breast pocket
with silvered clasp attached to ribbon
Footnote: Early First World War pilots in military aircraft soon discovered that appropriate protective flight goggles were a necessity
Becoming separated from the balance of his company because of a fog
Prussia, Kingdom. A Landwehr Long Service Clasp, Ii Class Auction Archive The mother’s cross appears nearly(Landwehr Dienstauszeichnung, II. Klasse). Constructed of magnetic metal, the obverse with a monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III on a pebbled background, affixed to a magnetic metal backplate with a horizontal pinback and period original length of ribbon, unmarked, measuring 38 mm (w) x 34 mm (h), in better than very fine condition.