Germany, Heer. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, by C.E. Juncker

Item #G46399

$1,451
(Fallschirmschützenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by C.E. Juncker, Berlin, measuring 42.80 mm (w) x 55.35 mm (h), weighing 30.7 grams, with loss of finish evident throughout, in overall very fine condition.