H098677 ARTILLERY REGIMENT 27 TRUMPET BANNER.
Very interesting early Army trumpet banner. A 38cm x 48.5cm square, double sided banner with a 3.5cm long cotton fringe. To the red field are multiple layers of black thread that builds up the design of the Wehrmachtadler eagle that measures 23cm x 23cm. Details to the body, wings and face are nicely visible. Machine embroidered to the blue field, in white thread, is "AR 27". A brown leather strap and corresponding single prong buckle is to each corner along the top edge. There is a small moth hole to the red field, while the blue field has a small stain. The white twisted fringe and white edging tape shows yellowing typical of age. Rare piece, untouched since 1945. Note from original owner "By way of background, I helped my next door neighbor uncrate a German army rifle around which he had wrapped the banner to protect the rifle from damage. My neighbor told me that as a member of the 75th Infantry Division, his unit was assigned to collect all Nazi regalia and destroy it. He snatched the trumpet banner from the pile to protect the rifle. This was just after the war ended in 1945. "
GRADE ****1/4 PRICE $1,075.00
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