Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Schneider Hold measuring 132 mm x 86

measuring 132 mm x 86 mm

(Panzerkampfabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl “50”)

measuring 35 mm x 28 mm (inclusive of its crossed feathers suspension)

the exterior bearing a dyed black inscription of “STADTWACHT” (“CITY GUARD”)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Schneider Hold measuring 132 mm x 86(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Schneider, Vienna, measuring 65. 48 mm (w) x 53. 86 mm (h), weighing 33. 2 grams,