Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer

Item #G54739

$503
(Fliegerschützenabzeichen für Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a pair of lightning bolts, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked “W. DEUMER, LÜDENSCHEID”m measuring 44.32 mm (w) x 53.68 mm (h), weighing 26.8 grams, demonstrating loss of silver finish throughout, in near extremely fine condition.