Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Officers Cloth Version Hold the Order has undergone many

the Order has undergone many changes

with small bits of its original paper backer intact

plus two upright tabs near the rear of the box to hold the scissors in place

the enamels are intact

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot Badge, Officers Cloth Version Hold the Order has undergone many(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen, Stoffausfhrung fr Offizier). Constructed of a padded black wool backer, the obverse bearing a hand embroidered silver aluminum wire oval laurel and oak leaf overlaid by a gilt Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, measuring 70 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), moderate material fatigue is evident to the wire features, in otherwise fine condition.