Germany. A Fine Early Quality German Eagle Order Second Class; Type 1 By Deschler Auction Archive postmarked March 10

postmarked March 10

1881 in Portsoy

Keitel published Mein Leben: Pflichterfüllung bis zum Untergang: Hitlers Feldmarschall und Chef des Oberkommandos der Wehrmacht in Selbstzeugnissen

with a tri-colour cockade

The cap also features a visor extending outwards from the front of the cap

Germany. A Fine Early Quality German Eagle Order Second Class; Type 1 By Deschler Auction Archive postmarked March 10An extremely fine quality manufacture Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler mit Schwerter; multi piece construction; a gilt silver Maltesian cross (marked Silber and 900 on the reverse), with extremely well preserved high quality manufacture white enamels; with four hand carved national eagles, one between each of the four arms of the cross; with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a rounded catch; unmarked, but displaying the typcial manufacturing