Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Auction Archive previous lead auction tag marked

previous lead auction tag marked "EED-A" attached

1920 (one in bronze gilt

silvered zinc Armed Forces Officials cypher affixed to the upper

chipped on one side near the opening

The front is adorned with an aluminum Third Reich Police shako plate

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Auction Archive previous lead auction tag marked(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a 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 a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by