Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Early Example, by Paul Meybauer Republic of Italy during the Second World

Italy during the Second World War

A crimped rim completes the exterior features

his Pearl Harbor Navy Yard Ship Repair Unit Badge (two voided panels

one is addressed to Bruns’ father

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, Early Example, by Paul Meybauer Republic of Italy during the Second World(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked P. MEYBAUER, BERLIN, measuring 52. 20 mm (w) x 52. 60 mm (h), weighing 44.