Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, by Wilhelm Hobacher

(Flakkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Wilhelm Hobacher, Vienna, measuring 44.76 mm (w) x 64.75 mm (h), weighing 38.3 grams, with some oxidation and loss of finish evident, in overall better than very fine condition.