AUCTION # 33 ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR & DECORATIONS

A NAZI GERMAN WW2 AIR GUNNER AND FLIGHT ENGINEER BADGE

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Start price: $250

Estimated price: $350 - $450

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

A Nazi German Luftwaffe Air Gunner and Flight Engineer badge of the oval form made of aluminum, zinc, or metal alloy. With a silver-plated outside wreath around the rim. The middle of the wreath has a national eagle in flight clutching in its claws the two crossed arrow-head lightning bolts. The polished eagle is also silver-plated but with oxidized old silver giving it a different shade of color than the polished wreath. Marked to the back with the manufacturer G. H. Osang, Dresden mark. The reverse holds a vertical pin back with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch. The badge came into existence on June 22, 1942.

Dimensions: L:2 3/16 in., (5.5 cm.)

Condition: E.