Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Officers Cloth Version United Republic of The five ventilation holes at

The five ventilation holes at the base of the spike and rear spine with ventilation shutter is indicative of a post 1895 manufactured pickelhaube

He soon found himself at Shorncliffe again

/ 2nd ENLISTMENT / 1912-1916

With highly detailed aluminum fittings on the hilt

II Klasse)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Officers Cloth Version United Republic of The five ventilation holes at(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.