Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity The peak is adorned with

The peak is adorned with an aluminum “GIL” insignia

1887 (possibly 1888) in Molodetchno (Molodechno)

30 mm x 34

brackets riveted in place on either end on the obverse in order to hold the steel frame that supported a reel of telegraph wire

92 mm (w) x 64

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity The peak is adorned with(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of brass and zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath with a patinated finish, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible sunken rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened integral catch, maker marked with the logo of