Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 2 with Case, by Brüder Schneider Hold a red and black enameled

a red and black enameled breast star in silver gilt

the reverse inscribed “Für Arbeit Zum Schutze Deutschlands” (For work in the defence of Germany)

where he would be treated and recuperate for the next twenty-two days

allowing for the addition of a belt hanger

and laying on two ears of corn

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 2 with Case, by Brüder Schneider Hold a red and black enameled(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a wide barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked BRDER SCHNEIDER A. G., WIEN, measuring 64. 62 mm (w) x 53. 40 mm (h), weighing 36. 4 grams, accompanied by its