Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Friedrich Linden Auction Archive indicating Pioneer branch of the

indicating Pioneer branch of the Heer (Army)

A variety of methods were used to attach wire to a helmet

the edge of the white enamelled star near each ball finial and near the center are lightly engraved

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered multi-coloured edelweiss situated within a knotted border

featuring a facsimile of “Dick Nixon” along with a colorized family photograph

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Friedrich Linden Auction Archive indicating Pioneer branch of the(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded brass catch emanating from a plate, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of