AMERICAN PURPLE HEART Pattern Leather Rifle Sling With Brass Fittings CANADIAN ROYAL RIFLES OF CANADA

CANADIAN ROYAL RIFLES OF CANADA CAP BADGE - ORIGINAL

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Rommel presents a Knight's Cross

Portrait of pilot Stukaflieger postcard by Wolf Willrich

AMERICAN PURPLE HEART Pattern Leather Rifle Sling With Brass Fittings CANADIAN ROYAL RIFLES OF CANADAAMERICAN PURPLE HEART REPRODUCTION Originally a figure of the heart made of purple cloth or silk, authorized by General George Washington August 7, 1782 as a reward for " unusual gallantry, extraordinary fidelity and essential service in any way" The purple Heart fell into disuse after the Revolutionary War, but was revived in 1932 on the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Washington. A large number of these then to men who serve in World War I. More