Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheid Auction 1919 and joined the 3rd

1919 and joined the 3rd Battalion Canadian Machine Gun Corps in the field

scattered gilt wear evident on the War Merit Medal

measures approximately 3 ¾ inches x 1 inch (82mmx24mm)

and a round wire catch (previously repaired/replaced)

marked "G10" on the reverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Wilhelm Deumer, Ludenscheid Auction 1919 and joined the 3rd(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Instituted on 5 November 1936 by Hermann Gring. Constructed of gilded and silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked P. MEYBAUER BERLIN on reverse, measuring 42. 72 mm