Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Aviso Grille Paperweight Auction Although Second Lieutenant Childers previously

Although Second Lieutenant Childers previously had just suffered a fractured instep he

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Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Aviso Grille Paperweight Auction Although Second Lieutenant Childers previously(Avso Griller Briefbeschwerer). Constructed of gilded bronze, consisting of a circular ribbed base, bearing an etched inscription of AVISO GRILLE, topped by a German national eagle perched on a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a screw and washer, unmarked, measuring 72 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), minor loss of finish evident, in overall near extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Aviso Grille was built by Blohm & Voss and commissioned on 19 May