Germany, Luftwaffe. A First Pattern Breast Eagle for NCOs, Flat Wire Variant Archive he entered the Army in

he entered the Army in 1890 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Leinster Regiment

and the company was renamed to Staatliche Porzellan-Manufacktur (State Porcelain Manufactory)

the obverse bearing a raised inscription of “LANGEMARCK” across the three and nine o’clock arms

Early Version (two-piece construction

with a white enameled border

Germany, Luftwaffe. A First Pattern Breast Eagle for NCOs, Flat Wire Variant Archive he entered the Army in(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Unteroffiziere 1. Form). Constructed of dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a layer of grey rayon threading, in turn overlaid by a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire drop tail style Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 95 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), a scarce early NCO variant in uniform removed and extremely fine condition.