Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner Badge, By Berg & Nolte Archive 03 mm x 44

03 mm x 44

In the mid-1920s

number impressed "566" on the reverse cartouche

Circa 1970

obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of Wilhelm I

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner Badge, By Berg & Nolte Archive 03 mm x 44(Luftwaffe Fliegerschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, obverse depicts central swooping Luftwaffe style German national eagle, inside oak and laurel leaf wreath with a mobile swastika at the bottom, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked on reverse B. & N. L. for Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid,, two visible rivets holding obverse eagle in place, measuring 43. 23 mm (w) x 53. 35 mm (h),