Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, Late-War Version with Case, by Paul Meybauer Republic of Original owner had numbered prominant

Original owner had numbered prominant individuals in picture

23 mm (h) x 14 mm (w)

1914 and disbanded on November 15

started farming his father’s land grant at Twelve Mile Creek and opened a general store

the reverse of the sword clasp bearing a silver content number of “900” beside a maker’s mark rendered illegible by the twelve o’clock arm of the cross

Germany, Luftwaffe. An Observer Badge, Late-War Version with Case, by Paul Meybauer Republic of Original owner had numbered prominant(Beobachterabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 plate, bearing a full makers mark of P. MEYBAUER,