Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War and Field-Repaired Example Auction Archive 1/CAN:INF:BDE:H

1/CAN:INF:BDE:H

maker marked "27" (Anton Schenkl's Nachfolger) on the ring

Infantry Collar Disk

that his mother was living and that he sought a "career" in the United States Navy

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War and Field-Repaired Example Auction Archive 1/CAN:INF:BDE:H(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 revere with one original rivet securing the eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from circular plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture