Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner Badge, by Berg & Nolte
(Luftwaffe Fliegerschützenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, obverse depicts central swooping Luftwaffe-style German national eagle, inside oak and laurel leaf wreath with a mobile swastika at the bottom, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked on reverse “B. & N. L.” for Berg & Nolte, Lüdenscheid,, two visible rivets holding obverse eagle in place, measuring 43.23 mm (w) x 53.35 mm (h), weighing 28.2 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

