with a note reading “This ring is made from a piece of metal from the crashed Fokker Triplane 425/17 of Baron Manfred von Richthofen - 80 victories
the lid bearing a gilt inscription of “FALLSCHIRMSCHÜTZENABZEICHEN”
The throat retains a functional spring catch to hold the Hewer in place during storage
Strachan was in battle on the second day of the Battle of Arras
1914 and embarked for Britain on September 26
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Lot of Mint Cap Insignia for Enlisted Ranks Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic with a note reading “This(Wehrmacht Mtzenabzeichen fr Mannschaften). A lot of cap insignia, including: 1. A Heer tropical cap eagle for Enlisted ranks, constructed of brown rayon, the obverse bearing a layer of golden brown rayon overlaid by a machine embroidered silver grey Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 85 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), in unissued and near mint condition. 2. A sheet of two Kriegsmarine Coastal Artillery cap eagles,