Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne
(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 F.W. Assmann & Söhne, Lüdenscheid, measuring 52.48 mm (w) x 53.26 mm (h), weighing 45.7 grams in near extremely fine condition.

