Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity Initial training consisted of parachute

Initial training consisted of parachute jumps from a converted barrage balloon

black marks evident on the reverse

presenting minor loss of green enamel

possibliy at Passchendaele

the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “76” for Hillenbrand & Bröer

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff certificate_of_authenticity Initial training consisted of parachute(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Instituted March 26th, 1936. A textbook example of a Pilots badge by this maker, constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak wreath joined together at the base by a ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in place, with a raised short barrel hinge, round wire vertical pinback, and a rightward opening