Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, Late-War Version with Case, by Paul Meybauer Republic of In bronze with a gold-coloured

In bronze with a gold-coloured gilt

Original owner had numbered prominant individuals in picture

the reverse of the sword clasp bearing a silver content number of “900” beside a maker’s mark rendered illegible by the twelve o’clock arm of the cross

and include oxidation and loss of finish to the metal features

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, Late-War Version with Case, by Paul Meybauer Republic of In bronze with a gold-coloured(Beobachterabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, bearing a full makers mark of P. MEYBAUER,