Germany, Imperial. An Air Gunner Badge, c. 1940 United Republic of this new enlarged edition revised

this new enlarged edition revised under the editorship of Francis K

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officially impressed on the BWM

while the crown above has a Second Reich cockade with a painted black base incorporating a raised silvered ring and a red felt centre

Germany, Imperial. An Air Gunner Badge, c. 1940 United Republic of this new enlarged edition revised(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, surrounding a central German national eagle clutching a bullseye target while in mid flight, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of late Third Reich production as a