Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge by Paul Meybauer

(Fallschirmschützenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked “P. MEYBAUER, BERLIN”, measuring 42.50 mm (w) x 53.57 mm (h), weighing 35.0 grams, the swastika formerly held by the eagle’s talons has been ground out and there is significant loss of the gilded and silvered finishing, in overall very fine condition.