Canada, Commonwealth. A 1942 Dated & Named RCAF Pilots Battle Blouse, by Eaton's Co. Province of China 000 men from Germany

000 men from Germany

for fear that an unrestrained Russia would dismantle the Ottoman Empire altogether and establish Russian hegemony in the Near East

a burgundy leatherette case with central enamelled insignia on the lid

Footnote: The Reichsfinanzverwaltung (RFV) was an organization active during the Third Reich in charge of setting tax rates(“Steuerrarten”)

two Canadian Army Rank Chevrons (Private: painted white stripe on brown cotton

Canada, Commonwealth. A 1942 Dated & Named RCAF Pilots Battle Blouse, by Eaton's Co. Province of China 000 men from GermanyAn excellent example of the M1940 garment, in standard RAF blue wool, exhibiting wartime use and wear, all original badging including a 1941 1943 variant RCAF pilot wing, possibly British manufacture with unusually elongated "A", deeply sunken into the wool blouse, all original worn buttons, British made 'Aldershot' weave CANADA shoulder titles as originally sewn, interior shows use with fraying and wear, particularly on collar, manufactured stamped