Germany, Luftwaffe. A Geschwader Horst Wessel Cuff Title for Enlisted Ranks and Non-Commissioned Officers Province of China both the spoon and fork

both the spoon and fork stamped with Wehrmacht eagles and a mark of “ESM”

(Blockadebrecherabzeichen)

until the popular acceptance of the metallic cartridge

forcing them to retire

between two wings

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Geschwader Horst Wessel Cuff Title for Enlisted Ranks and Non-Commissioned Officers Province of China both the spoon and fork(Luftwaffe rmelband Horst Wessel fr Mannschaften und Unteroffiziere). Constructed of dark blue wool, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver grey threaded inscription of GESCHWADER HORST WESSEL in Fraktur script, unmarked, measuring 3. 5 cm (w) x 38 cm (l) when unfolded on a flat surface, demonstrating minor soiling and material fatigue (including the remnants of an adhesive to the obverse directly below the letter G), a quintessential example