Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, By A.g.m.u.k. Buy Now 1939 and signed in black

1939 and signed in black ink by Vice Admiral and Fleet Leader Wilhelm Marschall (1886–1976)

Light crazing and wear on the leather parts

a sheet metal hinge and a flat wire catch

eagle in silvered wire threads

then pushed on myself to make certain that they would clear the bridge successfully

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, By A.g.m.u.k. Buy Now 1939 and signed in black(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with three visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire