gov/historic/reghist/wwi/infantry/108thInf/Short_History_Illustrated_Roster_108th_1917
4th Class (silver gilt with blue enamels
holes at the top and bottom for suspension
The pommel exhibits contact marks on the end
as well as metal fittings for adjustment
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By Friedrich Linden Hold gov/historic/reghist/wwi/infantry/108thInf/Short_History_Illustrated_Roster_108th_1917(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink with gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback, unmarked but demonstrating the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden,