Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Republic of slight enamels imperfections

slight enamels imperfections

as well as age-appropriate fatigue to the leather elements

The right shoulder is adorned with a 60 mm 14th USAAF patch

he was struck off strength

marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and marked "17" on the reverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Republic of slight enamels imperfections(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch which emerges from a rectangular plate, unmarked but