Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, with Issue Package, by G.H. Osang Newly Listed a German Equestrian Badge

a German Equestrian Badge

demonstrating loss of silver finish to the base metal in addition to replacement of the lining

reinforced white cloth backer

consisting of a central fouled anchor flanked by arabesques and a tall ship

some are named

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, with Issue Package, by G.H. Osang Newly Listed a German Equestrian Badge(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 silvered Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with a single rivet securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire