Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Sleeve Shield, Second Version Hold reverse illustrating the Luftwaffe eagle

reverse illustrating the Luftwaffe eagle insignia

securely holding the dirk in place during storage

wooden plates embedded onto either side of the handle and held in place via rivets and central pins

resting upon the top of the visor

the RCAF eagle in bronze gilt

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Turkestan Legion Sleeve Shield, Second Version Hold reverse illustrating the Luftwaffe eagle(Turkistanische Legion rmelschild). Constructed of field grey rayon, the obverse bearing a multi coloured machine embroidered shield overlaid by a bow and arrow, topped by an inscription of TURKISTAN, unmarked, measuring 68 mm (w) x 90 mm (h), in unissued and extremely fine condition.