Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, with Case, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Archive on loop for suspension from

on loop for suspension from period original triangular ribbon on a metal backing with horizontal pinback

1919 due to demobilization

from 1928 to 1935

printed in black ink on a thick paper stock

slightly soiled from active use

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, with Case, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Archive on loop for suspension from(Beobachterabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of 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 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 51. 66 mm (w) x 53. 55 mm (h), weighing 42. 3