Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Flak Badge, Hollow Version, by Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of 33 mm (w) x 86

33 mm (w) x 86

95mm (w) x 39

featuring a handwritten signature of Reichsbahn Director Albert Gollwitzer

an official Third Reich stamp in blue ink along with the stamped signature of the Oberzahlmeister (Chief Purser) on page 9

The reverse of the helmet features an additional hook with a straight line of gilded brass trim running down along the center of the helmet

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Flak Badge, Hollow Version, by Wilhelm Hobacher United Republic of 33 mm (w) x 86(Flak Kampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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, surrounding a central Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse hollow and with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate,