A Fine Early Quality Manufacture Cased Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive STRACHAN M

STRACHAN M

dated "1900" and engraver marked below

white and royal blue embroidery

his health failed him

gilt wear evident on the VM

A Fine Early Quality Manufacture Cased Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By Wilhelm Deumer Auction Archive STRACHAN MA fine early quality textbook example of a Pilotenabzeichen; two piece construction; nickel silver oval wreath with laurel wreaths towards the left side, and oak leaves towards the right side, separated by three small ribbon like loops on the bottom, with a large patinated eagle with spread out wings superimposed on the badge, clutching a swastika in its talons; two rivets on the reverse; vertical needle style pinback with a barrel hinge and a round