Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Summer Uniform Breast Eagle Hold consisting of a backer rolled

consisting of a backer rolled into a belt loop and secured in place with heavy hand stitching

Stitched onto the cap in the centre of the cap band is an additional insignia in the form of a winged tricolour wreath and cockade

constructed of an aluminum frame with a silver aluminum finish

Footnote: The Merchant Service Medal was awarded to those who served in the Irish Merchant Navy during the Emergency period

his younger comrades with the Knight

Germany, Kriegsmarine. An Officer’s Summer Uniform Breast Eagle Hold consisting of a backer rolled(Kriegsmarine Brustadler fr Offiziere). Constructed of gilded aluminum, the obverse consisting of a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse bearing an integral hinge and flattened horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, with a stabilizer emanating from the wreath, marked with an M indicating Kriegsmarine issue, measuring 95 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), with only slight loss of finish evident to high contact points, in extremely