Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Gebrüder Schneider

(Flugzeugführerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel-silver, 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 an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrüder Schneider, Vienna, measuring 64.89 mm (w) x 53.44 mm (h), weighing 40.3 grams, in near extremely fine condition.