Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern Auction buckram core on the one

buckram core on the one

All sixteen flaps have an upward pointing crescent moon stamped upon them

The interior title page retains a bookplate featuring Dallas’ signature and indicates that it is book number 2340 of a limit print of 3000

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Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern Auction buckram core on the one(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of a canvas backer retaining some dark grey wool, bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire droop tail style Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse retaining a depot label, otherwise unmarked, measuring 90 mm (w) x 45 mm (h), with extensive oxidation and material loss of the silver wire and wool, respectively, in overall poor condition.