Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Officers Cloth Version Hold 2) A 1887-1918 Issue Bavarian

2) A 1887-1918 Issue Bavarian Royal Merit Order of St

measures 422 mm (w) x 33 mm (h)

the Order has undergone many changes

plus two upright tabs near the rear of the box to hold the scissors in place

was instrumental in shooting down a twin engined enemy aircraft which was claimed as probably destroyed

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Officers Cloth Version Hold 2) A 1887-1918 Issue Bavarian(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung fr Offizier). Constructed of a padded black wool backer, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire oval laurel and oak leaf overlaid by a gilt Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, measuring 70 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), moderate material fatigue is evident to the wire features, in otherwise fine condition.