Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Friedrich Linden Hold holes at the top and

holes at the top and bottom for suspension

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the left collar tab displays a single silvered rank pip on a black wool upper

and a loop without its ribbon

They afford fair protection from shell splinters or shrapnel

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Friedrich Linden Hold holes at the top and(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink with gilded tombak, 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 place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden,