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A German Second World War Luftwaffe Honour Goblet Awarded to Feldwebel Alfons Kunik

A very nice condition Luftwaffe Honour Goblet constructed in the Alpaka material, marked on the base Feinsilber Alpaka Joh. Wagner & Sohn. The majority of the pre 1942 goblets were made from pure silver and after were made from the substitute Alpaka material. This example having all its original hand stippling remaining, good clear detail to the two fighting eagles with the Iron Cross on the reverse side with swastika centre. One small edge knock to the base. The goblet is at the moment housed in a very good reproduction box and apart from the very slight edge knock it is a fine example of this always attractive award, very good condition £1,500-£2,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of German Medals and Badges.

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Feldwebel Alfons Kunik was awarded the Honour Goblet on 5 June 1942 and went on to become a German Cross in Gold recipient. He was a member of the 8th Staffel Lehr-Geschwader 1. This unit was formed in 1936, and was a training wing and a multi purpose unit during the Second World War; operating both fighters, bombers and dive bombers, they served in every battle front and we would assume that of the date of 1942 that this was awarded for actions on the Russian Front.