constructed of olive-grab cotton twill with a black cotton collar
A 1938 Tag der Deutschen Kunst badge
1944 stated “Pilot Officer TRUMAN is the Flight Engineer in a most gallant Lancaster aircrew and has now completed his tour of operations
different from Homo Sapiens but not wholly distinct anatomically
Footnote: Luftwaffe daggers with black handle grips are commonly known as “funeral” variants
Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold constructed of olive-grab cotton twill(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 14 mm (w) x 52. 98 mm (h), weighing 27. 5 grams, with oxidation and loss of finish evident throughout, in overall very fine