Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff GTRexclude in bad weather

in bad weather

(Deutsches Reiterabzeichen

the base with calibre stamps and Cyrillic markings indicating that this example is a captured Soviet shell

leaning forward on his right foot

enamel chipping on the centrepiece ring

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff GTRexclude in bad weather(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of nickel silver and tombak, 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 dimpled rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with a narrow raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch, maker marked with the logo of