Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, By Assmann GTRexclude Horace was ill on several

Horace was ill on several occasions

but with all features of maker Schauerte & Hohfeld

52 mm (w) x 40

the reverse with a vertical banjo style pinback and a functional hinge/catch assembly

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, By Assmann GTRexclude Horace was ill on several(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed in zinc, in shape of an oval oak and laurel wreath, tied together at the base using three ribbons, with an eagle clutching a mobile swastika superimposed on the badge; the reverse plain, with two rivets for attachment of the eagle to the wreath; with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; marked stylized "A" (for maker Assmann), measuring 52. 15 mm (w) x 52. 40 mm (h); weighing 25. 2 grams; a late