Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type E, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Archive 5 mm inclusive of its

5 mm inclusive of its silver gilt coat-of-arms suspension

it has an interior diameter of 23 mm - suitable for a very large finger

circa 1905

chipping evident in the white enamels on the target

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type E, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Archive 5 mm inclusive of its(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered brass, 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 with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 43.