Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Visor Cap, By H. Oldevend Hold 1895 as 2nd Lieutenant

1895 as 2nd Lieutenant

Footnote: The medal was cast from the iron cannon of the Danish ship of the line Christian VIII

with their original ribbons looped onto a fabric button

dated 21 February 1926

Sleeps and eats well

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Visor Cap, By H. Oldevend Hold 1895 as 2nd Lieutenant(Luftwaffe Schirmmtze). A well preserved Luftwaffe Officers visor cap, constructed of dark grey wool twill. The side walls of the cap are fully lined with a black cotton blended cap band, trimmed along both the top and bottom with twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire piping. An additional band of silver aluminum wire piping fully surrounds the crown of the cap. Stitched onto the peak of the cap is an insignia in the form of a dark grey rayon backer