Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte Hold reverse presents plain with three

reverse presents plain with three prongs

It is plain with the exception of a maker’s mark on the obverse ricasso reading “ORIGINAL EICKHORN

scattered gilt wear on the small stickpin

measuring 115 mm (w) x 112 mm (l) x 32 mm (h)

and were generally employed on the defences of Johannesburg and of posts in the surrounding district

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte Hold reverse presents plain with three(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 in place the obverse eagle, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid, measuring 64. 64 mm (w) x 53. 30 mm (h),