Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator And Air Gunner Badge With Case, By C.e. Juncker Auction without interruptions in the velvet

without interruptions in the velvet fabric

over a black cloth background

The front visor is has suffered drying over time and pulled away from the silvered rim

March and April 1934

the flag flanked by red edges

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator And Air Gunner Badge With Case, By C.e. Juncker Auction without interruptions in the velvet(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker mit Etui). 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 swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching lightning bolts, 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 C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 43.