Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge By Gebrüder Schneider Auction Archive A First War 17th Infantry

A First War 17th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF - White metal

numbered 371800

number engraved "12759" over "18920" on the reverse of the loop suspension

85 mm (w) x 43

Accompanied by a medical doctor's paper prescription with a masthead inscribed "ALBERT A

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge By Gebrüder Schneider Auction Archive A First War 17th Infantry(Luftwaffen Fliegerschtzen Bordfunker und Bordmechanikerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching dual lightning bolts, 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 with the logo of Gebrder