Germany, Heer. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Third Pattern, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive Hein died on October 25

Hein died on October 25

36 mm (w) x 19

along with extremely light soiling on the sweatband

The interior partially bears the dark brown leather helmet liner with some of the black woven drawstring and complete brown leather chinstrap which is secured to the helmet liner retaining band

with related miniature

Germany, Heer. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Third Pattern, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive Hein died on October 25(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen des Heeres). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a