Germany, Luftwaffe. A General’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern Newly Listed as well as the signature

as well as the signature of his local command

Köln” on reverse

RL: FUSILIERS

with only very minimal marks on the blade common to extraction and return to the scabbard

Germany, Luftwaffe. A General’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern Newly Listed as well as the signature(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr einen General 1. Modell). Constructed of a dark slate grey wool twill base, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered gold bullion wire droptail style Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 85 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue, a first pattern example in uniform removed and near extremely fine condition.