Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge Archive weighing 46 grams inclusive of

weighing 46 grams inclusive of its ribboned suspension

the Battalion worked on defensive positions at various locations and received its first taste of action in Darwin

hunter green pebbled exterior

the obverse with a raised German national eagle clutching a shield with a central Der Stahlhelm insignia

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge Archive weighing 46 grams inclusive of(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 43. 48 mm (w) x 53. 33 mm (h), weighing 43. 4 grams, period repair evident to the catch, in