Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Summer Uniform Eagle, First Pattern Auction Archive fastened with black olivets

fastened with black olivets

near mint) to Lieutenant Kretschmer of 2nd Group of Fighter Wing 54

the eldest son of Carl Keitel (1854–1934)

dual prong pinback)

engraver marked "LM" on the obverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Summer Uniform Eagle, First Pattern Auction Archive fastened with black olivets(Luftwaffe Adler fr Offiziere). Constructed of white wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire droptail style Luftwaffe eagle, the reverse modified post manufacture with a horizontal pinback for alternative wear, unmarked, measuring 70 mm (w) x 54 mm (h), an unusual example in very fine condition.