Germany, Imperial. A Hussar Officer’s Sabretache visually-hidden Tank Corps "Spade"

Tank Corps "Spade"

Instituted on 17 March 1943

Jimmy Wilkin­son

in turn culminating in a suspension loop retaining a full length period-original replacement neck ribbon

reverse plain and hollow

Germany, Imperial. A Hussar Officer’s Sabretache visually-hidden Tank Corps "Spade"(Sbeltasche). An extremely well preserved Hussar Officers sabretache, constructed of two pieces of pressed and reinforced red leather, with the exterior panel overlaid by red felt, in turn bearing a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm II, set within an ornate tresse of identical construction, topped by three black leather straps, each adjusted with gilded bronze lion head buckles with prongs meeting five eyelets