#10665-PERIOD & ISSUE STYLE HANDKERCHIEFS: Interesting lot of two period pocket Handkerchiefs, one in the large issue style and the other of a civil style (found in the pocket of an RAD tunic). To the German soldier, handkerchiefs were more than something to wipe your nose with, they were used typically as a personal towel in the field. The large issue style example measures 19-1/2 by 19 inches being of grey blue linen with interwoven green stripes. The civil style measures 16 by 15-1/2 inches and is of thin white linen having a woven plaid pattern of grey and wine red. Both have been cleaned and show light signs of use and age, Condition II+ $45.00 set.