Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, by Imme & Sohn

Item #G50455

$1,056
(Fallschirmschützenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 “IMME & SOHN, BERLIN”, measuring 42.02 mm (w) x 51.94 mm (h), weighing 37.2 grams, the eagle has slightly loosened, in overall extremely fine condition.