Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Metal Breast Eagle, First Pattern Archive Grao-Mestre da Ordem de Rio

Grao-Mestre da Ordem de Rio Branco

to Second Lieutenant (Bombardier) Lloyd C

this time at Premier Camp on May 13

superimposed on a white cotton circle (discoloured to an even champagne-colour)

The pants measure 380 mm in width x 1

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Metal Breast Eagle, First Pattern Archive Grao-Mestre da Ordem de Rio(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.