Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker certificate_of_authenticity 108 mm x 165 mm

108 mm x 165 mm

measuring 140 mm (w) x 196 mm (h)

survived by his wife of fifty-three years

chipping evident in the red enamels on the crescent moon on the suspension

they remain in a near extremely fine condition

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker certificate_of_authenticity 108 mm x 165 mm(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). 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 rivets securing the eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN, measuring 64. 96 mm (w) x 53. 10 mm (h),