Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type D, by C.E. Juncker GTRexclude measuring 52 mm (w) x

measuring 52 mm (w) x 15 mm (h)

by the start of World War II

in turn trimmed with golden-yellow piping

showing little signs of wear in the etched recesses on the Gothic script

unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Berg & Nolte

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type D, by C.E. Juncker GTRexclude measuring 52 mm (w) x(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver with gilded brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 42. 71 mm (w) x 53. 30 mm (h), weighing 40. 4 grams, a stunning example retaining virtually