Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Observer’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction Archive above is the two-headed eagle

above is the two-headed eagle of Russia

Stitched in place to the edge of the brim is a narrow strip of black leather trim that travels around the circumference of the hat

Logan at the Lotus Hotel

the capfree of moth invasion and fabric interruptions

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Observer’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction Archive above is the two-headed eagle(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 52. 54 mm