Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer

(Fallschirmschützenabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver with brass, the obverse consisting of an oval nickel silver laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving gilded brass Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika in its talons, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked “W. DEUMER, LÜDENSCHEID”, measuring 42.88 mm (w) x 52.98 mm (h), weighing 41.0 grams, with a consistent patina throughout the wreath providing a striking contrast to the gilded eagle, a “Type B” thick wreath badge in extremely fine condition.