Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden GTRexclude at Lachine

at Lachine

which have decorative straps giving them a pleated-look

bearing a silvered date of “1921” topped by oak leaves and a raised Stahlhelm insignia

non-padded version

the ends of the arms designed with ornate swirls

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden GTRexclude at Lachine(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval 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 obverse eagle in place, with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid,