Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Auction Archive where he "had the toe

where he "had the toe nail removed"

he was a Major and commander of the II

on modern ribbon

48 mm (w) x 54

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Auction Archive where he "had the toe(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered and patinated tombak, the obverse consisting of a 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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by