Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger Hanger visually-hidden circumscribed “dem Militair Verdienste”

circumscribed “dem Militair Verdienste”

The document presents an ornately detailed border

Iraq Command

printed in four colours with calligraphic inscription in red ink

At the beginning of December 1917

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Officer’s Dagger Hanger visually-hidden circumscribed “dem Militair Verdienste”(Luftwaffe Gehnge fr Offiziersdolch). A well preserved Luftwaffe Officers dagger hanger, consisting of a functional zink alloy spring clip, with dual loops emanating from the lower edge to accommodate two brown doeskin straps topped by layers of slate grey rayon bordered by silver aluminum wire tresses, each adjusted with a functional zink alloy buckle taking the form of a rectangular oak leaf wreath, and culminating in functional zink alloy spring