Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, Second Pattern GTRexclude 1936) and Letter from His

1936) and Letter from His Wife to Bureau of Navigation

marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked "M1/102" (Frank & Reif

Eyre was deemed ready for service in the French theatre for a second time

dated February 19

and curled silver aluminum bullion wires with grey twisted threading throughout to give the eagle’s wings more definition

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Pith Helmet, Second Pattern GTRexclude 1936) and Letter from His(Heer Tropenhelm). A very well preserved, second pattern Heer tropical pith helmet, constructed of a thin cork shell lined with a smooth olive drab doeskin felt. It consists of a central canister flanked by dual insignia. Each constructed of zink and measuring 35 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), the right insignia features a Wehrmacht tricolour shield, while the left bears a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika. The crown is topped