Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge by Berg & Nolte
(Fliegerschützenabzeichen für Bordschützen und Bordmechaniker). 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 Luftwaffe eagle clutching dual lightning bolts, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked “B. & N. L.” for Berg & Nolte, Lüdenscheid, measuring 47.06 mm (w) x 53.49 mm (h), weighing 28.9 grams, in better than very fine condition.

