Germany, NSFK. A 1938 Rhön Gliding Competition Commemorative Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic inset with an original ribbon

inset with an original ribbon

Also emanating from the sides of the ring are aluminum loops which retain a period two-piece blackened leather chinstrap

6 mm (h) x 86

within an oval-shaped oak leaf wreath

the underside in dark blue nylon with three hooks for uniform placement

Germany, NSFK. A 1938 Rhön Gliding Competition Commemorative Badge Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic inset with an original ribbon(Rhn Segelflugwettbewerb Erinnerungsabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 42 mm (w) x 30 mm (h), a badge issued to commemorate what transpired to be the penultimate entry in a gliding competition which began in 1920, in extremely fine condition.