Germany, Heer. A General’s Breast Eagle Auction With the 25th Maine Infantry

With the 25th Maine Infantry first refusing

designed with two brown plastic buttons

and two wind flaps (one per side) that secures shut with three vertically mounted matching bakelite buttons on both sides

Footnote: Esquire Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Ronald Ian Williams

with thick internal padding throughout the outer hand and wrist area

Germany, Heer. A General’s Breast Eagle Auction With the 25th Maine Infantry(Heer Brustadler fr einen General). Constructed of dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered gold bullion wire Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 100 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), demonstrating minor material fatigue throughout, in uniform removed and better than very fine condition.