Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Berg & Nolte GTRexclude 23 mm x 107 mm

23 mm x 107 mm

with silver hallmarks denoting Birmingham manufacture from 1902

I opened fire at 150 yds with 10º deflection and saw strikes all around the engine and cockpit

Yet he was no stranger to the military at this point

Silvered bronze with red enamels

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Berg & Nolte GTRexclude 23 mm x 107 mm(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid, measuring 62. 34 mm (w) x 52. 72