Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 8, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction 000 exhibits from the finest

000 exhibits from the finest ethnographic

1916” and reverse with makers mark

1938 and named after Kapitänleutnant Berd Wegener

chipping and loss evident in the dark blue enamels on the ribbon banner

on loop for suspension with a gilded magnetic Wehrmacht eagle attached to the ribbon

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 8, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Auction 000 exhibits from the finest(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of tombak and 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 eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 65. 12