Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Auction measuring approximately 26 mm (varying

measuring approximately 26 mm (varying sizes)

casting flaw on the reverse

War Medal 1914-1920 (in blackened bronze

his service beginning in March 1914 before he enlisted

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Auction measuring approximately 26 mm (varying(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a narrow block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich