Germany, Imperial. An Army Drum Hanger Newly Listed 61mm x 40 mm

61mm x 40 mm

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3 mm wide Rosette with push pin

Accompanied by a brief one page biography and two photographs

Germany, Imperial. An Army Drum Hanger Newly Listed 61mm x 40 mm(Trommelgehnge). Constructed of patinated bronze, consisting of a stylized Prussian national eagle with featuring in high detail, with the eagle perched on top of a bar from which two curved hooks emanate, topped by a hinge with an integral loop connecting to a period original black leather belt hanger, unmarked, the eagle measuring 98 mm (w) x 95 mm (h), overall, with only minor oxidation and fatigue evident to the bronze and leather, respectively,