Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Issue, by Brüder Schneider GTRexclude most of the bronze finish

most of the bronze finish has been lost and the catch is missing

inscribed "FÄDERNESLANDETS FÖRSVAR" above and "K

Army EM/NCO's Breast Eagle - Fine quality

flanked by an inscription of “NSDAP LUFTKRIEGS-EINSATZ”

overlaid by a raised monogram of King Ludwig II

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Late-War Issue, by Brüder Schneider GTRexclude most of the bronze finish(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular base, maker marked with the micro version of the logo of Brder