Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Civil Radio Operator Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive scattered gilt wear and spotting

scattered gilt wear and spotting

constructed of a field-grey cloth base

Constructed of a light brown cotton twill backer

Ring in silvered bronze

USAAF Aircraft Warning System "AWS" Observer Badge (bronze gilt with white and navy blue enamels

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Civil Radio Operator Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive scattered gilt wear and spotting(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