Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed the centre of the cap

the centre of the cap band is stitched with an additional insignia consisting of a padded dark grey backer bearing a central hand-embroidered silver aluminum wire tri-colour cockade

he made his way to the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp before joining the 16th Infantry Battalion in the field for another foray into the French theatre on October 6th

of very high quality

from April 9

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by F.W. Assmann & Söhne Newly Listed the centre of the cap(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of tombak and nickel silver, 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 eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 64. 51 mm