Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Republic of 87 mm x 415 mm

87 mm x 415 mm

stamped with size 57

marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and marked "17" on the reverse

the pages are segmented into days by hand

It features a short upturned collar

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Ground Assault Badge, by J.E. Hammer & Söhne Republic of 87 mm x 415 mm(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 a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch which emerges from a rectangular plate, unmarked but