obverse engraved "Mérite" in running script within an engraved ornate octagonal frame composed of ribbons and tassels
Wartime-Issued
and there is a manufacturer's inscription ENTW
as well as being American Numismatic Association Life Member No
tiny chip in the white enamels on the arm at 6 o'clock on the obverse
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, With Case, By Wilhelm Deumer Auction obverse engraved "Mérite" in running(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of nickel silver with gilded brass, 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 an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked W. DEUMER, LDENSCHEID, measuring