Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold STAFFS: R)

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold STAFFS: R)(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with three visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge emanating from a crimped base and banjo style