As I was perusing some of the dealers sites I found this and thought it may be of interest to those who may have never seen a badge makers obverse die. This die in conjunction with a reverse die would be used to produce the wreath portion of the Air Gunners Badge. Bob

The Air Gunner’s and Flight Engineer’s badge (German: Fliegerschützenabzeichen für Bordschützen und Bordmechaniker) was a German military decoration awarded to air gunners, mechanics (flight engineers) or aircrew meteorologists who were members of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) after they completed two months training or had taken part in at least five operational flights. If one was wounded during an operational flight, the badge could be awarded earlier. For Luftwaffe members who were air gunners and mechanics (flight engineers) this badge replaced an earlier separate badge which had been introduced back in 1935. The qualifications for the two badges were the same for recipients.

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