Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Hold warping of frame

warping of frame

in silvered tombac and black enamels

through the centre of the cross or on the surmounting ring

5 mm wide each

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Hold warping of frame(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). 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 rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 65. 14 mm (w) x 52. 55 mm