Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, 1957 Issue, By Assmann & Söhne Auction A Scarce WWI 1st Type

A Scarce WWI 1st Type Canadian Helmet -  rimless Brodie Helmet with 1st Battalion Machine Gun Corps formation sign painted on front

Private Charles Garrison

Brown and off-white embroidery

in the army

Footnote: The Svazarm was formed in 1951 in the former Czechoslovakia

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, 1957 Issue, By Assmann & Söhne Auction A Scarce WWI 1st Type(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf, with a central swooping Luftwaffe eagle, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with two visible rivets holding the obverse eagle in place, maker marked with the logo of Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 54. 06 mm (w) x 53. 72 mm (h), weighing 44. 8 grams, accompanied by its period