An account exists of Blennerhassett's covert activities while he was in Switzerland during the war: "The reports of a British military agent in Berne
as a result of ongoing complications with his wounds
A uniform tunic constructed of a brown wool exterior
(Leopold Orden Ritterkreuz mit Kriegsdekoration
and the royal crown on the upper arm the reverse plain with a barrel hinge and unusual vertical banjo-style pinback meeting a round wire catch
Germany, Imperial. A Set Of Converted Flieger Ersatz Abteilung 1 Shoulder Straps certificate_of_authenticity An account exists of Blennerhassett's(Flieger Ersatz Abteilung 1 Schulterklappen). A set of converted Flieger Ersatz Abteilung 1 shoulder straps, each constructed of field grey cotton and wool, the obverse with a machine embroidered winged propeller insignia and number 1, the reverse with a hand embroidered number 94, the latter appears to have been added later and is stitched through the former Luftstreitkrfte insignia, both unmarked and measuring 53 mm (w) x 135 mm (l), in near