Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator And Air Gunner Badge, By Berg & Nolte Auction without interruptions or discolouration in

without interruptions or discolouration in the fabrics

inscribed "September 1917" on the reverse

to Private/Acting Colour Sergeant Major Thomas Henry Fowles

maker marked "BIRKS" on the reverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator And Air Gunner Badge, By Berg & Nolte Auction without interruptions or discolouration in(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). 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 swooping German national eagle clutching a pair of lightning bolts, 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 with the logo of Berg & Nolte,