Germany, Federal Republic. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, 1957 Version Buy Now In embroidered silver wire thread

In embroidered silver wire thread over field gray wool

The throat is constructed of intricately-stylized metal bearing a loop for attachment to a belt

/ En foi de quoi nous lui avons fait délivrer aujourd'hui le présent Brevet signé de notre main

he went out to France on 7 August 1914

1917 and joined them on the 17th

Germany, Federal Republic. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, 1957 Version Buy Now In embroidered silver wire thread(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of silvered and patinated 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, the reverse with a raised crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, unmarked, measuring 65. 53 mm (w) x 53. 34 mm (h), weighing 43. 4 grams,