Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Friedrich Linden Hold constructed of a silvered and

constructed of a silvered and blackened metal alloy

(Württemberg Pickelhaube für Offiziere der Artillerie)

exhibiting enamel chips and wear to blue arms

measures 32 mm (w) x 41

The Kuomintang proceeded to install their Nationalist government in Nanjing

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Friedrich Linden Hold constructed of a silvered and(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 flattened and rounded brass catch emanating from a plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of