Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, by Brüder Schneider consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Sterling silver gilt with blue

Sterling silver gilt with blue enamels

protective gray fabric backing stitched to the reverse of the embroidery

sporadic tarnishing to the hilt and scabbard

1) (Das Ehrenkreuz des Weltkriegs 1914/1918)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, by Brüder Schneider consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Sterling silver gilt with blue(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 position, with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, featuring a full makers mark of BRDER SCHNEIDER A. G. WIEN which has been