Germany, Luftwaffe. A Central Petroleum Department Stamp Republic of the interior of the lid

the interior of the lid labeled “Mayer & Wilhelm - Stuttgart-W Rotebühlstrasse 119b”

1906 and issued in three grades

the facing strap with four adjustable die-holes on each cuff

Pieperhoff in Leipzig

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Central Petroleum Department Stamp Republic of the interior of the lid(Luftwaffe Minerall Stammabteilung Stempel). Constructed of magnetic metal, the face bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, circumscribed by an inscription of LW. MINERALL STAMMABTEILUNG 9 for the Luftwaffe Central Petroleum Department, topped by a lug for insertion into a handle which has been lost to time, unmarked, measuring 35 mm (w) x 35 mm (h), with oxidation evident throughout, in very fine