Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Thin Wreath Aluminum Eagle Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive a unique piece

a unique piece

measuring 40 mm (w) x 38

29 mm x 48 mm inclusive of its crossed rifles suspension

The black leather washer at the crossguard junction has been lost through time

Die stamped

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Thin Wreath Aluminum Eagle Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne Auction Archive a unique piece(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak wreath with aluminum eagle, 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 a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 42. 15 mm (w) x 53. 16 mm (h), weighing 21.