Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, by Paul Meybauer Hold obverse illustrating a leaping horse

obverse illustrating a leaping horse surrounded by an open-ended wreath of oak leaves and engraver marked "G

with lost of gilt and toned silver

It features a 225 mm-long polished magnetic steel blade with a sharpened tip and edges

Schoolmistress

in box of issue

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, by Paul Meybauer Hold obverse illustrating a leaping horse(Beobachterabzeichen). 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 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 53. 11 mm (w) x 53. 27 mm (h), weighing 43.