Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge By Gebrüder Schneider Auction the tresse in silvery-white embroidery

the tresse in silvery-white embroidery with two brown stripes running horizontally on each of the two tresse

issued to Frau Margarete Schunke

silvered  (nearly all of the silver wash is gone)

surface rust on the prong bar

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator & Air Gunner Badge By Gebrüder Schneider Auction the tresse in silvery-white embroidery(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