Luftwaffe Luftwaffe Drum Skirt

[Bob Lyons]

Hi All,

Some photos of a Luftwaffe drum skirt, with the yellow backing for flight/para units. A fairly hefty piece, being over 6 foot long,

but the eagle is a rather incredible piece of work, and quite impressive I think,

Some photos.....

Bob

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A closer view of the eagle...

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More....

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closer

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and the eagle...

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Tassle......

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the skirt itself...

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Hope the photos are of some interest,

Best wishes

Bob

[J Temple-West]

What a superp piece, Bob.

As you say...Exquisite embroidery on these. where on earth did you find it?

[Harrier]

Wonderful piece, Bob!

[Brian Wolfe]

Hello Bob,

This is a beautiful piece of TR memorabilia.

I played drums in a marching bad as a Boy Scout but of course we didn't have such fine drum skirts.

Thanks for posting it.

Regards

Brian

[Bob Lyons]

Thanks Gents, John I did a post-Christmas trade with Bill Shea (Ruptured Duck) in the US, which is where the skirt came from, also picked up a nice

trumpet banner from the town of 'Werl' at the same time, I can post some shots of the trumpet banner too, if there is some interest, here is a

sneak preview.....

Bob

[Bob Lyons]

And another, any info on the town of Werl would be greatly appreciated, especially the Luftwaffe units/involvement there.....

Thanks

Bob

[Harrier]

Bob,

I know it must be very hard on you to have all that old stuff cluttering up your house - why don't you just send it to me? I'm sure you'd feel better not having to look at it!

Best,

Harrier

[Scott]

WOW! :speechless1:

[Paul R]

Wow Bob, those are some amazing items. I love the embroidery work on the drum skirt! Is it made of a heavy material?

[Bob Lyons]

Glad you liked the photos, Harrier, I can still have a few beers over here for you mate !

Paul, the skirt is fairly heavy, it is just a tad over 6 foot long, and has a blue grey light wool backing right across the back of it. I am still playing about

with ways to display it, I will eventually be happy with where it is, but for now, it has changed spots about a dozen times !

Bob