Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dagger Hanger Newly Listed with light blue/baby blue Waffenfarbe

with light blue/baby blue Waffenfarbe piping to indicate Turkestan Legion

with signs of material fatigue

Botham was to serve aboard a variety of ships and at various installations throughout his career

the centerpiece surrounded by an oak leaf

the inside of the cap lined in forest green rayon

Germany, Heer. An Officer’s Dagger Hanger Newly Listed with light blue/baby blue Waffenfarbe(Heer Gehnge fr den Offiziersdolch). A Heer Officers dagger hanger, consisting of a silvered zink loop with dual loops emanating from the lower edge, each in turn accommodating a field grey doeskin strap topped by a layer of silver aluminum wire, both adjusted with silvered zink buckles in the form of oval oak leaf wreaths, each culminating in a functional silvered zink spring clip, unmarked, measuring 27 cm in length as presented, demonstrating loss