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

Instituted 30 July 1913 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig

the capfree of moth invasion and fabric interruptions

Logan at the Lotus Hotel

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