Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Late-War Field-Repaired Example, by G.H. Osang Buy Now Higham enlisted for the Second

Higham enlisted for the Second World War on September 7

46mm x 51mm

The steel buckles of the chin strap are firmly attached to the liner’s steel frame of the helmet with its original pins

a small badge

both of which are mounted to a base in bronze gilt with red enamels

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Late-War Field-Repaired Example, by G.H. Osang Buy Now Higham enlisted for the Second(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse retaining one of two rivets, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker marked G. H. OSANG, DRESDEN, measuring 43. 18 mm (w) x 53. 95 mm (h), weighing 35. 0 grams, the eagle