Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Archive The reverse ricasso is etched

The reverse ricasso is etched with the WKC knight

from July 17 to August 2

and his faithful and thorough search is worthy of great praise

inset with dual insignia

on its original full-length neck badge

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Archive The reverse ricasso is etched(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated 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 obverse eagle in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by