Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Friedrich Linden Auction maker marked “Josef Pauser KO

maker marked “Josef Pauser KO

but with cracking of the decal throughout

1942 to March 1944

the reverse bears a central monument circumscribed with “5

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Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Friedrich Linden Auction maker marked “Josef Pauser KO(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich