Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Second Pattern, by C.E. Juncker Newly Listed this dagger features a 197

this dagger features a 197 mm nickel-plated steel blade

It is dated to Berchtesgaden (southern Bavaria) on July 31

constructed of a field-grey paper stock binding

The eagle shows nice detailing and is nicely convexed to fit the contours of the Shako

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Flak Badge, Second Pattern, by C.E. Juncker Newly Listed this dagger features a 197(Flak Kampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN S. W., measuring 44. 42 mm (w)