Germany, Wehrmacht. A Tropical Field Gun Barrel Cover Newly Listed 1921 in the region of

1921 in the region of Lohe in Westphalia

flanked by "18" and "13" (the date 1813) with the inscription "DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP" (the dying command of James Lawrence in 1813 aboard the USS Chesapeake and the words on Oliver Hazard Perry's battle flag) below

11 mm x 18 mm)

CANADIAN POSTAL CORPS"

Footnote: The International Gliding Commission awarded a series of proficiency badges to glider pilots on their successful completion of the appropriate tests and gliding trials

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Tropical Field Gun Barrel Cover Newly Listed 1921 in the region of(Feldkanone Fassabdeckung). An unissued Wehrmacht tropical field gun barrel cover, constructed of an olive drab cotton based canvas cylinder, with the tip completing in a khaki tan twill cover, the rim with a hollow channel through which is looped a grey cotton drawstring emanating from both ends to tie together for a secure fixture to the barrel, unmarked, measuring 254 mm (w) x 605 mm (l) when folded flat, in near mint condition.