Germany, Rlb. A Second Pattern Officer’s Armband Hold He later achieved the rank

He later achieved the rank of Brevet Second Lieutenant with the New York National Guard

41 mm x 60 mm

He died in 1923

the tabs themselves with black wool uppers and trimmed in gilt aluminum

Germany, Rlb. A Second Pattern Officer’s Armband Hold He later achieved the rank(Reichsluftschutzbund Armbinde fr Offizier). Constructed of blue cotton, the exterior trimmed along both the top and bottom edges with silver aluminum wire tresses, bearing a central machine embroidered silver grey and blue Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB) insignia, flanked by an illegible district stamp, the exterior bearing a mark of ERHA, WUPPERTAL along the seam, measuring 200 mm (w) x 102 mm (h) when folded on a flat surface, in extremely fine