Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Schneider Archive Type II (1772-1975)

Type II (1772-1975)

(NSFK Reichswettkämpfe des NS- Fliegerkorps Kassel Medaille)

marked near base of catch with Austro-Hungarian 1872-1922 silver purity mark of 800/1000 and partial makers mark for Rudolf Souval

V Class with crown with swords on ring

measuring 83 mm (w) x 68 mm (h)

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Schneider Archive Type II (1772-1975)(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of nickel silver, 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 obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Schneider, Vienna, measuring 65. 50 mm