the "weather inclined to rain"
A fine lot of six awards recovered from the bombed Zimmermann factory
It is also marked in black handwritten ink "RMD/280" on the left inside collar
The maker of the jar is unknown
The inside right collar has two metal hooks meeting an equal number of metal loops on the left allowing for a the collar to sit flush with the neck area
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Fallschirmjäger Badge, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Archive the "weather inclined to rain"(Fallschirmschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of brass and nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a diving Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring