Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed Ammunition Column on September 3

Ammunition Column on September 3

topped by two bands of gold bullion wire piping interspersed with dark blue threaded chevrons

875" (silver) and hallmarked on the reverse of the coat-of-arms suspension

marked “SS DIENSTMÜTZE” (“SS SERVICE HAT”)

the frame demonstrates moderate chipping and surface cracking

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge Newly Listed Ammunition Column on September 3(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated 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, overlying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 43. 26 mm (w) x 56. 73 mm (h), weighing 34. 0 grams, the catch