Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Metal Breast Eagle, First Pattern Hold Instituted in 1948 (in bronze

Instituted in 1948 (in bronze gilt

inscribed WILHELM DER GROSSE DEUTSCHER KAISER

Webster embarked Southampton

1941 named his mother as beneficiary

The blade sits securely within a nickel-plated upper crossguard marked with eight notches

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Metal Breast Eagle, First Pattern Hold Instituted in 1948 (in bronze(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of a first pattern droptail style Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a block hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 88 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), wth minor loss of finish evident, an early and high quality example in extremely fine condition.