Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Friedrich Linden Auction Archive and the remnant of glue

and the remnant of glue from previous display is visible on the reverse

83 mm x 114

8 mm each)

A variety of methods were used to attach wire to a helmet

Please note that Davis is shown as entitled to the 166 & 1870 Clasps but not the Red River

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Friedrich Linden Auction Archive and the remnant of glue(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