An Army Visor Wreath And Cockade With Eagle Hold with twisted gilded wire

with twisted gilded wire

and served for the next 14 years at various army posts in the western states

beautiful detail in the wreathing and cap badge

Footnote: This group was composed of Muslim Bosnian recruits that fought Yugoslav partisans in Croatia from February to September 1944

An Army Visor Wreath And Cockade With Eagle Hold with twisted gilded wireAn Army Visor Wreath and Cockade with Eagle Wreath and Cockade: silvered wreath in die stamped zinc, the fixed cockade in silvered zinc with a red felt centre and a black painted base, 45 mm x 69. 5 mm; and Eagle: silvered die stamped zinc, 26. 8 mm x 66 mm, missing its prongs. Nicely detailed, scattered gilt loss evident on both pieces, better than very fine.