Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner and Radio Operator Badge, by Berg & Nolte visually-hidden A 1935 DRL (National Socialist

A 1935 DRL (National Socialist League of the Reich for Physical Exercise) Gaufest badge

When the order was instituted as it is now

one tab bears a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) tag on the reverse clearly displaying manufacturer code “A4/21” with serial number “269356

a very scarce eight-pointed silver star with smooth rays and pebbled frame

the obverse with a central Gold medallion bearing a raised and leftward-facing profile of Duke Ernst I

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Air Gunner and Radio Operator Badge, by Berg & Nolte visually-hidden A 1935 DRL (National Socialist(Fliegerschtzenabzeichen fr Bordfunker). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a pair of lightning bolts, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid,