Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint First Pattern Officer’s Pith Helmet Eagle Insignia, by Gustav Brehmer Republic of Type I with "Overseas Battalion"

Type I with "Overseas Battalion" - In pickled brass

wire and fabric single seater biplane

Now 30 years old

Antonijevic - Hardshelled

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Mint First Pattern Officer’s Pith Helmet Eagle Insignia, by Gustav Brehmer Republic of Type I with "Overseas Battalion"(Kriegsmarine groer Helmadler fr den weien Tropenhelm). Constructed of gilded tombak the obverse consisting of an enlarged Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastikas, the reverse retaining its original downward pointing prong for pith helmet attachment, maker marked with the logo of Gustav Brehmer, Markneukirchen, measuring 105 mm (w) x 54 mm (h), a rare early and maker marked example in near mint condition.