Germany, Heer. A Rare Fallschirmjäger Badge, Type B, by Friedrich Linden

(Fallschirmschützenabzeichen des Heeres). Constructed of gilded and silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch emanating from a circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid, measuring 43.20 mm (w) x 55.00 mm (h), weighing 27.6 grams, an excess of soldering to the hinge indicates a possible period repair or late-war factory application, in extremely fine condition.