Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity discolouration streak on the obverse

discolouration streak on the obverse

He died on March 25

tiny mark on the white enamels on the obverse of the arm at 10 o'clock

small version

bearing silver aluminum wire tresses bisected by red and black threading

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity discolouration streak on the obverse(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a 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