Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Metal Breast Eagle, First Pattern Hold the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered red anchor

On the bottom arm (Brothers Friedländer)

An additional band of silver aluminum wire piping fully surrounds the crown of the cap

addressed "LUFTSCHIFF GRAF ZEPPELIN

maker label inscribed "J

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Metal Breast Eagle, First Pattern Hold the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a first pattern droptail style Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 88 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), wth minor loss of finish evident, an early and high quality example in extremely fine condition.