Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Refurbished Example, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Republic of Material fatigue consistent with age

Material fatigue consistent with age and wartime use is evident to the leather

intact enamels and stones

France) was a German flying ace in World War I

enamel chips on white shamrock

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Refurbished Example, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Republic of Material fatigue consistent with age(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, eagle in zinc, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, the pinback,