Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, with Case, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (Abzeichen für Schützenschnur der Panzertruppe)

(Abzeichen für Schützenschnur der Panzertruppe)

A black leather chinstrap rests over the forehead of the helmet

The wooden handle and rear crossguard fits loose versus the rest of the dagger

1945 and fabricated in Yugoslavia

three recently done in silver

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer’s Badge, with Case, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (Abzeichen für Schützenschnur der Panzertruppe)(Beobachterabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 51. 66 mm (w) x 53. 55 mm (h), weighing 42. 3