Naming is officially impressed on the MM but has been partially erased
Descriptions of each type of cap (including lining and sweatband colors) for each service and comparisons with modern Bundeswehr and former East German headgear help novice collectors avoid costly mistakes
Continental Europe with its strong agrarian base was an abundant source of farm yard and fencing wire
surmounted by a smaller five-pointed star with white enamel arms
United Kingdom. Pictorial History Of Swords & Bayonets United Republic of Naming is officially impressed onHardcover, emerald green cloth cover, with dust jacket, the text on the spine in silver coloured ink, entitled "Pictorial History of Swords & Bayonets", by Robert J. Wilkinson Latham, copyrighted by the author in 1973, published by Ian Allan Limited of Shepperton, Surrey in 1973, printed in the United Kingdom by Morrison and Gibb Limited of London and Edinburgh, dust jacket design by Ian Allen Studio, ISBN 0 7110 0394 7. As noted on the dust jacket: