Germany, Imperial. An Infantry Major’s Dark Blue Service Tunic Republic of 1 Clasp - BALAKLAVA

1 Clasp - BALAKLAVA

maker marked “RZM M1/49” (Adolf Baumeister

Irish and Scottish Firearms

earning him the Defence Medal

while the reverse is stamped with an inscription of “L

Germany, Imperial. An Infantry Major’s Dark Blue Service Tunic Republic of 1 Clasp - BALAKLAVA(Dunkelblaue Rock fr Major der Infanterie). A well preserved Hauptmanns service tunic, constructed of a fine dark blue wool. The tunic features an up turned and reinforced collar fully lined on the exterior with smooth red wool. The shoulders are flanked by boards constructed of white cotton with card stock cores, topped by four bands of interwoven silver aluminum wire piping interspersed with black threaded chevrons. Each measuring 40 mm (w) x 120 mm