Germany, Heer. A Flak Badge, by Steinhauer & Lück Hold 1921 in Ottawa

1921 in Ottawa

1986 in Ringwood

still with its original paper wrap

the reverse bears an eagle perched upon an anchor with sprigs of laurel in its claws

Red wool with reinforced buttonholes at either end

Germany, Heer. A Flak Badge, by Steinhauer & Lück Hold 1921 in Ottawa(Heeres Flak Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid,