measuring 55 mm (w) x 115 mm (h))
four are maker marked ("A
the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey inscription of “SCHULSCHIFF ADMIRAL KARPFANGER”
soiled and frayed original ribbon
constructed of iron and a silvered metal alloy
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge Archive measuring 55 mm (w) x(Flakkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered 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, around a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 92 mm (w) x 65. 78 mm (h),