Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type C, by Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity weighs 37 g

weighs 37 g

a Crown insignia

marked "A" on the bottom of the loop

dated "1941" on the rear underside helmetlip

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type C, by Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity weighs 37 g(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 flattened rivets securing the eagle in position, with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oval base, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of