Germany, Luftwaffe. A First Pattern Breast Eagle for NCOs, Flat Wire Variant Auction Archive EVANS & CO

EVANS & CO

Measuring 102x151mm

circumscribed by an inscription of “REICHSNÄHRSTAND-AUSSTELLUNG HAMBURG 1935” (“REICHSNÄHRSTAND EXHIBITION HAMBURG 1935”)

(Luftwaffe Schirmmütze)

955 casualties including 1

Germany, Luftwaffe. A First Pattern Breast Eagle for NCOs, Flat Wire Variant Auction Archive EVANS & CO(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Unteroffiziere 1. Form). Constructed of dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a layer of grey rayon threading, in turn overlaid by a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire drop tail style Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 95 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), a scarce early NCO variant in uniform removed and extremely fine condition.