Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity engraver marked "OSKAR WITT -

engraver marked "OSKAR WITT - HAMBURG" along the bottom edge and marked with the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division "Prinz Eugen" insignia on the right side of the mountainous outcrop

The tunic is marked on the interior with an inscription of “PO 1942”

and double white machine stitched seams along the upper of the panels

the heads and skirts of the tassels in gold-coloured bullion

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity engraver marked "OSKAR WITT -(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of 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 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 Friedrich Linden,