Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff GTRexclude enamel chipping on the centrepiece

enamel chipping on the centrepiece ring

light corrosion forming on the top right of the badge

in bad weather

completing at both ends with loops for uniform attachment

(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff GTRexclude enamel chipping on the centrepiece(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of nickel silver and 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 two visible dimpled rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a narrow raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, maker marked with the logo of