Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, by Steinhauer & Lück, Wartime-Compatible Example in Cupal Archive 10) A Hesse-Darmstadt General War

10) A Hesse-Darmstadt General War Decoration

chipping and loss evident in the green enamels on the left side of the wreath

" (Gesetzlich Geschützt) and numbered "25 694" on the reverse

marked FIRMIN & SONS

most of the silver finish has been lost and the ribbon is missing its eagle emblem

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, by Steinhauer & Lück, Wartime-Compatible Example in Cupal Archive 10) A Hesse-Darmstadt General War(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of cupal, the obverse consisting of an oval 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 eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and non magnetic vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oblong plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a A Type