Finland, Republic. A Lapua Movement Armband Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic was published in The Times

was published in The Times newspaper just before the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870

with a large eagle clutching a mobile swastika superimposed on the badge

Ernst Ludwig concentrated much of his energy and finances on being a patron of the arts

on gilt chain

Finland, Republic. A Lapua Movement Armband Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic was published in The TimesA rare Finnish Lapua Movement armband, constructed of two equal panels of blue and black cotton rayon blended cloth securely stitched together along a central seam, bearing the partially discernable remnant of an organizational emblem in the form of a warrior wielding a club while mounted on a bear, otherwise unmarked, measuring 19 cm (l) x 10 cm (h), demonstrating minor soiling, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Lapua Movement was a Finnish