Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type C, by Friedrich Linden GTRexclude reverse with raised inscription of

reverse with raised inscription of “ЗА БЕЗОРОЧНУЮ СЛУШБУ ВЬ ТЮРЕМНОЙ СТРАШѢ” (“For Blameless Service in the Prison Guard”) similarly ringed by stylized laurel branches

as evidenced by the tube in the eagle's beak

supply and detention blocks

with nice old patina

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type C, by Friedrich Linden GTRexclude reverse with raised inscription of(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 flattened rivets securing the eagle in position, with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oval base, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of