Description
Footnote: According to “The Spange for the Iron Cross 2
Cross in GOLD and enamels
located at the upper left breast flap and opening with a reinforced horizontal slit
and later in operations around Kabul and the southern campaign at Ahmed Khel and Kandahar
Ottawa and Carleton Overseas Battalion: Gilt sterling silver
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Tropical Field Gun Barrel Cover visually-hidden Footnote: According to “The Spange(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.