the reverse with a maker’s label
the obverse overlaid across the three and nine o’clock arms with gilded crossed swords
affixed will all four attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backer with a field-grey wool liner
within a ring of red enamels
measuring 22 cm (w) x 30
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type D, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive the reverse with a maker’s(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of partially gilded nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 42. 87 mm (w) x 53. 28 mm