Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare & Mint Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type E with Case, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive An alternative de-nazified replacement version

An alternative de-nazified replacement version of a Luftschutz Ehrenzeichen

dated 16 May 1943 and certified by the signature of an unidentified Officer

an unpublished visual accompaniment in very fine condition

contained in an envelope addressed to Miss Mary Lou Hitt

Established on January 17

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare & Mint Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type E with Case, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive An alternative de-nazified replacement version(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of nickel silver and gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two spun rivets securing the eagle in position, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a C shaped round wire catch, maker marked with the toes up variation of the