A Fine Luftwaffe Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge by Assmann & Söhne
A fine early quality manufacture Radio Operator & Air Gunner (“Fliegerschützenabzeichen”) badge; in tombac with a burnished silvered wreath and a darkened eagle; the obverse with an oval wreath consisting of laurel leaves on the left half and oak leaves on the right half, with a mobile swastika centered on the bottom and an eagle clutching lightning bolts in the centre; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pinback, a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; two rivets visible on the reverse; maker marked with the stylized “A” of “Assmann & Söhne, Lüdenscheid” on the reverse; measuring 53.02 mm x 41.69 mm; weighing 37.2 grams; extremely fine condition.

