Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Civil Radio Operator Badge, by C.E. Juncker Republic of bearing a Blade Grade Wound

bearing a Blade Grade Wound Badge

issued from Berlin on 17 August 1938

the handle grip and scabbard consisting of one piece of wood

chipping and loss evident in the white enamels on both sides of the arm at 6 o'clock and on the arm at 12 o'clock on the reverse

LANGEMARCK OCT

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Civil Radio Operator Badge, by C.E. Juncker Republic of bearing a Blade Grade Wound(Zivile Bordfunkerabzeichen). Instituted 1 April 1936. (1936 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of a mobile swastika flanked by a pair of wings with feathering executed in exceptional detail, the reverse with a barrel hinge and tapering horizontal pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 62. 61 mm (w) x 18. 08 mm (h), weighing 11. 1 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish to