Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity (Reichsfinanzverwaltung Zollgrenzschutz Ärmelabzeichen)

(Reichsfinanzverwaltung Zollgrenzschutz Ärmelabzeichen)

5 mm (h) thick black felt base

The obverse ricasso bears Cyrillic initials “ЗИК” for the Златоустовский Инструментальный Комбинат (Zlatoust Tool Factory) and a manufacture date of “1953”

using in-flight refuelling to extend the aeroplane's flight duration

An extremely well preserved matching set of late war Waffen-SS Reconnaissance EM’s slip-on style shoulder straps

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity (Reichsfinanzverwaltung Zollgrenzschutz Ärmelabzeichen)(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 two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened integral