Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner Badge, Cloth Version Archive with all of its gilt

with all of its gilt on the obverse worn off

horizontal pinback (slightly damaged and corroded from age)

preparing him for his later deployment

with a large button on the underside of the collar on both sides

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner Badge, Cloth Version Archive with all of its gilt(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle in mid flight, unmarked, measuring 44 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), with some soiling eviden to the obverse and the remnants of an adhesive on the reverse, in overall better than very fine condition.