Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac while the reverse bears a

while the reverse bears a partially-intact inscription and a maker’s mark near the ricasso reading “Paul Weyersberg & Co

a civil and military order

followed by another major raid on Truk (April 29-30

The spacer ring between the cross-guard and the celluloid grip is intact and well preserved

02 mm (w) x 24

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot And Observer Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac while the reverse bears a(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver with gilt, 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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff,