Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner Badge, Cloth Version United Republic of very good quality early production

very good quality early production badge

Classe (Captain) in August of 1858

the inside lined in a gold-coloured rayon

Silvered brass with red

pinned with three bronze rank pips

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner Badge, Cloth Version United Republic of very good quality early production(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.