Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Schneider consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with central gilt monogram of

with central gilt monogram of Peter Frederick Lewis on a blue enameled background

reddish-brown dimpled exterior

1883 in St

1903 in Birmingham

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Schneider consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with central gilt monogram of(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, 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 two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Schneider, Vienna, measuring 64. 89