Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Second Pattern, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive a rare buckle in overall

a rare buckle in overall better than very fine condition

similarly marked with eight notches and held together by a rounded pommel nut which securely maintains the dagger’s structural integrity

Footnote: The medal was instituted on July 21

Due to losses in men and equipment

Instituted 16 September 1906 by Duke Ernst I

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Second Pattern, by C.E. Juncker Auction Archive a rare buckle in overall(Flak Kampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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, surrounding a Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN S. W., measuring 44. 42 mm (w)