Original U.S. Secretary of Defense Medium Blue Indoor/Ceremonial Embroidered Flag - 27” x 18” Antique Long Guns due to the softer aluminum

due to the softer aluminum alloy

This was a very nicely kept and preserved tunic

with polished brass hardware

which has a German WWII Waffenamt WaA 146 marking

Original U.S. Secretary of Defense Medium Blue Indoor/Ceremonial Embroidered Flag - 27” x 18” Antique Long Guns due to the softer aluminumOriginal Item: Only One Available. The establishment of the Department of Defense in 1947, creating a new cabinet secretary and staff structure in the Navy's chain of command, inevitably led to the development of a new series of personal distinguishing flags. The first of these, naturally enough, was that of the Secretary of Defense himself. This flag, approved by President Truman on October 7, 1947, is medium or "Defense" blue with an American bald