Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge

(Flak-Kampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the wreath, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 46.48 mm (w) x 65.97 mm (h), weighing 41.7 grams, in near mint condition.

Footnote: The badge offered is a quintessential example of a variation produced by an unknown maker as found on pages 398-399 of Stephen Thomas Privatera’s “Combat Badges of the Third Reich: Volume 2 - Luftwaffe”.