Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Lot Of Cap Tally Ribbons certificate_of_authenticity Forfeits 57 days' pay by

Forfeits 57 days' pay by R

on Army field-gray cloth backing

it is safe to assume that this helmet once belonged to a German DAK soldier and was sent home as war booty

finished with reinforced button holes over silvered pebbled buttons on a orange-coloured wool backer and one bronze pip indicating the rank of Revieroberwachtmeister of the Gendarmerie

Footnote: Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (1891–1948) was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Lot Of Cap Tally Ribbons certificate_of_authenticity Forfeits 57 days' pay by(Kriegsmarine Mtzenbnder). A lot of seven cap tally ribbons, all constructed of black rayon with machine embroidered gold bullion wire inscriptions, including a 2. Torpedobootsflotille ribbon, unmarked, measuring 32 mm (w) x 1180 mm (l), in near extremely fine condition; a Zerstrer Paul Jacobi ribbon, unmarked, measuring 32 mm (w) x 1390 mm (l), in very fine condition; a Deutsche Seemannsschule (German Sailing School) ribbon, unmarked, measuring 32 mm