(Flakabzeichen). Constructed of oval silvered feinzink consisting of oak leaves, with a Luftwaffe eagle on the on the top of the badge clutching a swastika, and a Flak 88 facing towards the top right, with the barrel extending past the badge; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, a crimped ball hinge, and a crimped round wire catch; measuring 46.37 mm (w) x 65.60 mm (h); weighing 28.8 grams; in overall very fine condition.
Footnote: This Luftwaffe Flak Badge stems from the personal collection of predominant historian Thomas Durante, author of “The German Close Combat Clasp of Word War II - A Collectors Guide to the German Close Combat Clasp of World War II”.

