Canada, Commonwealth. A Pair of Brown Leather RCAF Pilot’s Gloves, c.1940 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic signed by General Friedrich Kühn

signed by General Friedrich Kühn

including officers who had never served in the ranks

pinned with a central bronze pip bearing a raised NSDAP-style German national eagle clutching a swastika

worn on original ribbon which has been stained purple

interspersed with green threaded chevrons

Canada, Commonwealth. A Pair of Brown Leather RCAF Pilot’s Gloves, c.1940 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic signed by General Friedrich KühnA pair of Type E Flying Gloves, of high quality brown leather with wool liner in the hands and gauntlet style arms (extending past the wrists for added protection), a brass zipper present from the edge to the base of the palm. The right glove presents a short split in the seam of the inner thumb, small cracks and stiffness to leather, functional zipper. The interior shows a faded maker mark, handwritten name SKITT in green marker, and encircled M