Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Summer Tunic Breast Eagle Newly Listed (Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) 1 367 174

(Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) 1 367 174 and maker marked Metten & Co

the wreaths in silver bullion accented with thistles in green and violet embroidery

This Order is often referred to as the Order of Bolivar or the Order of the Bust of Bolivar

received a nasty little gash in the jaw

marked “A” on the rim (with tiny pawnbrokers test mark next to “A”)

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Summer Tunic Breast Eagle Newly Listed (Deutsches Reichsgebrauchsmuster) 1 367 174(Kriegsmarine Brustadler fr Offizier). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a finely detailed Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with an integral barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, with a stabilizer emanating from the wreathed, marked M indicating Kriegsmarine issue, measuring 94 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.