Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Archive the "weather inclined to rain"

the "weather inclined to rain"

The base of the prism hardware has a pivoting brass lanyard ring

The interior appears gilded with two (one on each side) spring-loaded flaps to hold the cigarettes in place

a 1939 SA Combat Games in Linz badge

Lieutenants Simpson and Banks fought their way to the safety of nearby cloud cover

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Archive the "weather inclined to rain"(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of brass and nickel silver, 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 obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring