Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Superb Battleship Tirpitz Model, POW Maker-Attributed, from Canadian Camp 100 Auction Archive surrounding stylized initials “DRL”

surrounding stylized initials “DRL”

He was a recipient of the Knight’s Cross with Oak Leaves

dark brown pebbled leather exterior

All of fine quality manufacture

inscribed "MEINEM VERTHEIDIGER DAS DANKBARE VATERLAND" (To the Defenders / The Thankful Country) above and "AM 6 JUNY

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Superb Battleship Tirpitz Model, POW Maker-Attributed, from Canadian Camp 100 Auction Archive surrounding stylized initials “DRL”(Schlachtschiff Modell). A superb hand made scale model of the Battleship Tirpitz, executed in exceptional detail and featuring hand carved and hand painted wooden details faithfully recreating the Bismarcks famous sister ship, with all guns, stacks, towers, and other details including its floatplane, rafts, and chains clearly depicted, affixed to a lacquered wooden base, the obverse featuring a wooden plaque bearing a hand painted owners dedication