Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery Em/Nco’s Breast Eagle, Uniform Cut-Off Example Auction for protection against rifle fire

for protection against rifle fire

WWI 134th Infantry Battalion Glengarry Badge - Browning copper

constructed of blackened iron (magnetic)

He was born in Laeva

and moved to Ösel Island (currently Saaremaa

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Coastal Artillery Em/Nco’s Breast Eagle, Uniform Cut-Off Example Auction for protection against rifle fire(Kriegsmarine Kstenartillerie Brustadler). Constructed of dark green rayon, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered golden brown Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 105 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), stitched to a field grey wool backer cut from a period uniform, measuring 170 mm (w) x 105 mm (h) overall, with minor soiling visible to the eagle, a field retrieved example in near extremely fine condition.