Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Late Example By Steinhauer & Lück Hold Forty-three are fabricated from bronze

Forty-three are fabricated from bronze

the star having been lost to time)

with "1914" clasp on ribbon

2nd Class - Gilded tombac

the obverse depicting a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Ferdinand

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Late Example By Steinhauer & Lück Hold Forty-three are fabricated from bronze(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a narrow barrel hinge, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 42. 09 mm (w) x 52. 72 mm