An original unissued example of a Heer (Army) M40 breast eagle as worn by Enlisted Men and Non-Commissioned Officers. Constructed in flat woven BeVo-Weave (From the BeVo-Wuppertal cloth factory), this unissued eagle would be perfect for a uniform restoration, or simply as it is in a display frame. The M40 uniform was the first design change in the standard army uniform. It differed from the M36 only in the substitution of feldgrau for the bottle green collar and shoulder straps, which began to be phased out in 1938/39, though most combat examples show this variation appearing in 1940, hence the unofficial M40 pattern. These pale green coloured eagle examples were issued in 1940, they were intended to be worn above the right breast pocket on M40, M41, M42, M43 and M44 field blouses. This excellent example comes in a glass fronted display frame. The price includes UK delivery. N 113.