Germany, Heer. A Rare Flak Badge, Semi-Hollow Variant, by Förster & Barth Hold issued during the First World

issued during the First World War and the immediate aftermath in recognition of meritorious military service

with all of the original silvering lost through time

along with the aforementioned pressed fabric fragmentation and missing rubber ring in the dome

the obverse bears a red enamel Hamburg coat of arms on a white enamel background

constructed of linen in celluloid husk

Germany, Heer. A Rare Flak Badge, Semi-Hollow Variant, by Förster & Barth Hold issued during the First World(Heeres Flakabzeichen). 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, surrounding a Flak 88 with its barrel raised and extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Frster & Barth,