Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge by Brüderschneider AG
(Flugzeugführerabzeichen). Instituted on 12 August 1935. (Issued 1936-1945). A two-piece construction, composed of nickel-silver, consisting of an oak and laurel wreath, bearing a Luftwaffe-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, and a barrel hinge unique to this maker, and a round wire catch, marked “Brüderschneider AG Wien” on the reverse, measuring 66.40 mm (w) x 51.60 mm (h), weighing 39.4 grams, in very fine condition.

