Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, by Berg & Nolte
(Fliegerschützenabzeichen für Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching dual lightning bolts, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Lüdenscheid, measuring 45.54 mm (w) x 52.76 mm (h), weighing 37.7 grams, with some loss of finish evident, in extremely fine condition.

