Germany, Wehrmacht. A Tropical Field Gun Barrel Cover United Republic of A rare photo of a

A rare photo of a member of the Postschutzpolizei (Postal Protection Police)

All are period strikings

Flying Fish" in red

When the United States entered the First World War

The obverse exterior features the image of an eagle perched on a branch

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Tropical Field Gun Barrel Cover United Republic of A rare photo of a(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 260 mm (w) x 600 mm (l) when folded flat, in near mint condition.