Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive the buckle measuring 48 mm

the buckle measuring 48 mm

Footnote: Footnote: The War Cross was instituted on January 26

(Auszeichnung für Ostvölker 2

A shield shaped pin constructed of bronze with white

including two 100th Anniversary of World War I medals

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive the buckle measuring 48 mm(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of tombak and nickel silver, 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 place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 64. 51 mm