Footnote: The Winterhilfswerk (WHW = Winter Help Work) was an annual drive by the Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt (the National Socialist People’s Welfare Organization) to help finance charitable work
indicating that maybe a metal protective casing was originally attached there
The Juncker Unqualified air gunner was discussed on the Wehrmacht awards forum and shown to have a wartime black finish due to the heat signatures you can see around the hinge and catch- please see this thread
initially serving in Kriegsmarine abroad Panzerschiff "Deutchland"
A Second War Royal Canadian Air Force (Rcaf) Navigator Wireless (Nw) Wing certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: The Winterhilfswerk (WHW =Brown, red, green, blue and white embroidery, on a black wool base, black threading giving definition to the wing, black cloth backer, 42 mm x 92 mm, extremely fine. Footnote: From the Collection of Warren Carroll.