Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Summer Tunic Breast Eagle GTRexclude with a height of 145

with a height of 145 mm

1916 in Vancouver

promoted to a Gefreiter (Lance Corporal)

Subsequently embarked for Canada

It sits securely within the nickel-plated upper crossguard

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Summer Tunic Breast Eagle GTRexclude with a height of 145(Luftwaffe Brustadler). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of a Kriegsmarine style German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse with a horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, the reverse of the wreath with a central stabilizing clip, unmarked, measuring 95 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), with evidence of clip and pinback repair, in overall very fine condition.