Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Type I, By C.e. Juncker With Case Newly Listed 2nd Model - Straps have

2nd Model - Straps have fine silver bullion uppers with black and white threading forming the piping

A cross pattee constructed of blackened metal (magnetic)

enamels intact without chipping except for extremely small chip on obverse 6 o'clock arm

As a pioneer of modern warfare

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Type I, By C.e. Juncker With Case Newly Listed 2nd Model - Straps have(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Instituted 1935. (Issued 1936 1945). Constructed of silvered tombac, this badge is composed of a richly detailed, narrow version oak leaf wreath bearing a stylized J 1 type Luftwaffe eagle clutching a hand filed mobile swastika, the reverse presents with a barrel hinge accommodating a vertical pinback with a flattened tip meeting an elongated round wire catch, two rivets at the top half of the reverse of the wreath securely