Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner and Flight Engineer Badge, by Wilhelm Deumer
(Fliegerschützenabzeichen für Bordschützen und Bordmechaniker). Constructed of silvered zink, 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, 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 “W. DEUMER, LÜDENSCHEID”, measuring 44.71 mm (w) x 53.80 mm (h), weighing 26.3 grams, demonstrating moderate loss of finish, in better than very fine condition.

