Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne
(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 in its talons, 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 43.63 mm (w) x 53.16 mm (h), weighing 42.3 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

