Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, Early and Named Example, by C.E. Juncker Auction while each of the sleeve

while each of the sleeve cuffs incorporate a small brass button bearing crossed swords

Southwest Asia Service

lip and rim of the base

and the Iron Cross ribbon bar

SHAW / MAY 1941" on the reverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Radio Operator and Air Gunner Badge, Early and Named Example, by C.E. Juncker Auction while each of the sleeve(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a swooping 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 S. W., the wreath also