Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern certificate_of_authenticity Air Force Cross (two-piece construction

Air Force Cross (two-piece construction

(Kyffhäuserbund Mitgliedsarmband)

a beautiful multiple-rayed eight-pointed star

Until 1905

similarly constructed of olive-drab doeskin felt

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Breast Eagle, First Pattern certificate_of_authenticity Air Force Cross (two-piece construction(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of a dark grey wool and canvas backer, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire droop tail Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 95 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), with extensive material fatigue evident to both the backer and wire, in overall poor condition.