Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction executed by Mr

executed by Mr

a letter printed and handwritten

pinned with three bronze rank pips

This is a very well preserved and fine quality manufacture Order of Franz Joseph

(Order of Nichan-Iftikhar) 3rd Model (1856-1957)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction executed by Mr(Segelflugzeugfhrer Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zinc, the obverse consists of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight. The reverse has two visible rivets securing the eagle, along with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate. Unmarked, it demonstrates the characteristics of a mid to late war example