A Luftwaffe Pilot's Badge By Gebrüder Wegerhoff, Lüdenscheid With Case Archive Towards the end of 1943

Towards the end of 1943

Badge in die stamped tombac

44 Casualty Clearing Station with "chest pain" on November 27

The first of the two vessels

A Luftwaffe Pilot's Badge By Gebrüder Wegerhoff, Lüdenscheid With Case Archive Towards the end of 1943Two piece construction, silvered nickle silver with blackened eagle, maker marked "GWL" in a circle (Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid) on the reverse, 52. 7 mm x 63. 2 mm, vertical pinback, wear from period use, near extremely fine. In it hardshelled case of issue, inscribed "Luftwaffe Flugzeugfhrer=Abzeichen" on the lid, slotted medal bed, wear evident on the corners on the lid and in the fabric overlying the hinged area, case very fine. (C: 76)