Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction spine intact

spine intact

First version

War Cross (Croix de Guerre) 1914-1918 (bronze

gilt metal or white metal

a "7" above plus a "1" and "8" below

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction spine intact(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered zink and tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a pair of lightning bolts, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN SW, measuring 43. 65 mm (w) x