Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction A rare and high-quality Imperial

A rare and high-quality Imperial German Navy Applikanten (Cadet) dirk

a letter printed and handwritten

(Order of Nichan-Iftikhar) 3rd Model (1856-1957)

in its glassine package of issue

for bravery in the field and good conduct while fighting rebels from July to October 1941 at Bosanska Krupa

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction A rare and high-quality Imperial(Segelflugzeugfhrer Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zinc, the obverse consists of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight. The reverse has two visible rivets securing the eagle, along with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate. Unmarked, it demonstrates the characteristics of a mid to late war example