Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction with gilt swords piercing the

with gilt swords piercing the centerpiece

but with all of the original silvering worn off due to age and wear

a wreath with bow-tied ribbon around the arm of the central grave marker

demonstrating total loss of finish

Mittler & Sohn

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction with gilt swords piercing the(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a pair of lightning bolts while in mid flight, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W.