Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Hold published by Stackpole Books of

published by Stackpole Books of Harriburg

in turn securing in place a decorative chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire piping

A mixed lot of seven medals and insignia

A pebbled non-ferrous metal button flanks each side of the cap band

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Hold published by Stackpole Books of(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak with nickel silver, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring