Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Pith Helmet Eagle Auction Archive each panel and spine with

each panel and spine with its own gold-coloured ruled frame

He was the author of a series on the Russo-Japanese War and the First World War

the reverse marked “FIRMIN & WESTALL

the interior bears a 40 mm-wide black leather sweatband neatly stitched into the walls

retaining a black-and-white photograph of Zakharov

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Pith Helmet Eagle Auction Archive each panel and spine with(Kriegsmarine Mtzenadler fr die Tropenhelm). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an elongated Kriegsmarine eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, the reverse retaining all three original lugs, unmarked, measuring 110 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), both the lugs and overall structure of the eagle demonstrating bending consistent with field wear and uniform removal, in near extremely fine condition.