Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Thin Wreath Aluminum Eagle Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive (Heer Schiffchen für Männer der

(Heer Schiffchen für Männer der Kavallerie)

The black leather washer at the crossguard junction has been lost through time

and ordered air patrols to search for the enemy fleet

44 mm (w) x 69

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Thin Wreath Aluminum Eagle Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive (Heer Schiffchen für Männer der(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak wreath with aluminum eagle, 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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 42. 15 mm (w) x 53. 16 mm (h), weighing 21.