An Early Luftwaffe Flak Badge certificate_of_authenticity 211 mm x 298 mm)

211 mm x 298 mm)

due to bomb damage

both clasp and pendant in zinc

manufactured by the official maker of this insignia Eduard Quellhorst

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 309 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

An Early Luftwaffe Flak Badge certificate_of_authenticity 211 mm x 298 mm)In silvered tombac; unmarked; with ball hinge pinback; very fine quality manufacture; pleasing patina with period replacement of pin within ball hinge, remains in extremely fine condition. Footnote: The Luftwaffe Flak Abzeichen was a German military decoration of the Second War. It was designed by Wilhelm Ernst Peekhaus and was awarded after servicemen earned 16 points (destroying an enemy aircraft 4 points, aiding the destruction of an enemy aircraft