Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Example, by Friedrich Linden Newly Listed sewn upon a red felt

sewn upon a red felt base

document measures (approximately) 15x21cm (6"x8")

gilt Spanish coat-of-arms mounted to the lid

hallmarked with a duck

40 mm x 58

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Example, by Friedrich Linden Newly Listed sewn upon a red felt(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden,