Germany. A Cased Luftwaffe Combined Pilots/Observer Badge, By F. Linden Of Lüdenscheid, C. 1944 Hold on standard buckram backing

on standard buckram backing

rejoining his unit in the field on the 24th

39 mm x 58

Footnote: this clasp is well illustrated in Dietrich Maerz/George Stimson Book “The Iron Cross 1st Class”

in "stone mint" condition

Germany. A Cased Luftwaffe Combined Pilots/Observer Badge, By F. Linden Of Lüdenscheid, C. 1944 Hold on standard buckram backing(Gemeinsame Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Two piece construction of gilded zink and silvered tombac; the obverse with a silvered oval shaped oak and laurel wreath tied together at the base via a ribbon, with a large patinated eagle with spread out wings superimposed on the badge, clutching a swastika in its talons; two rivets on the reverse, with vertical needle style pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch; unmarked, but