Germany, Heer. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Third Pattern, by C.E. Juncker Hold inside lid lined in black

inside lid lined in black satin and padded

with a bronze and red enamelled Bulgarian coat-of-arms affixed at the top

This helmet has been in the hands of collectors since it was found in British Columbia at an estate sale

wonderfully preserved

SAARLAUTERN” for the firm of Wilhelm Redo

Germany, Heer. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, Third Pattern, by C.E. Juncker Hold inside lid lined in black(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen des Heeres). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, 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 narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular