Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 8, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction chipping and loss evident in

chipping and loss evident in the dark blue enamels on the ribbon banner

1938 and named after Kapitänleutnant Berd Wegener

on loop for suspension with a gilded magnetic Wehrmacht eagle attached to the ribbon

on a hollow swivel crown and ring for suspension from its period original sash ribbon

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 8, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction chipping and loss evident in(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of tombak and 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 eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 65. 12