Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge Archive lacquered exterior

lacquered exterior

but I’ll see things I just want to have

the Battalion worked on defensive positions at various locations and received its first taste of action in Darwin

inside lid lining is frayed

weighing 46 grams inclusive of its ribboned suspension

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge Archive lacquered exterior(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 48 mm (w) x 53. 33 mm (h), weighing 43. 4 grams, period repair evident to the catch, in