[ithacaartist]

Originally Posted by alanint

David,
The three metallic pins are the three devices, (cockade, oakleaf wreath and eagle) off the front of a German Army officer's service hat. One can only speculate why the GI added them to the holster.

Did they also belong to the former pistol's owner? Where they added later? Who knows?

The eagle certainly looks familiar, for sure. I was wondering which sort of cover would have had it, aren't there several different subtle variations in eagles in this general pose? What did the oak leaf wreath signify? And did Germany pass out more medals than other countries? I'm not impressed that Americans gave out many knives and daggers--particularly to kids!