Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Hold 5 mm to 24

5 mm to 24

white metal or aluminum

some light corrosion/chrome wear

published by John Wiley & Sons

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Hold 5 mm to 24(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver with gilt, 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 a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff,