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Heer Flak Badge By Förster & Barth

An original Heer Flak Badge by Förster & Barth (Heeres-Flakabzeichen) semi-hollow silvered zinc construction.  The obverse depicts oval leaves and acorns surmounted by the heer national eagle clutching a swastika, and a 88 flak gun elevated facing towards the right.  The reverse of the badge is unmarked but attributed to Förster & Barth, Pforzheim with a typical sheet metal hinge and the retaining pin goes from thick on the top to thin to thick again with a flat wire catch soldered to the badge.  The flak badges measures 60mm (h) x 44mm (w) and weighs 23 grams, and has no damage or repairs in good condition.