Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, With Case, By Paul Meybauer Archive while both plates of the

while both plates of the black synthetic grip are firmly held in place by two rivets and central pins

1917 and then in the field on June 14

the cuffs have been rolled up to a depth of 155 mm and are securely held in place by stitching at the front and rear

‘Royal Artillery Institution MDCCCXXXVIII’

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, With Case, By Paul Meybauer Archive while both plates of the(Beobachterabzeichen der Luftwaffe mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping and patinated Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked P. MEYBAUER, BERLIN, measuring 52. 67