Code: 10266
This Luftwaffe Pilots Badge is an early, high quality piece, with tremendous visual appeal. It’s struck from fine nickel silver. The obverse of this beautiful badge shows only light wear, and retains great original detail to the eagle and wreath. The eagle retains nice original dark finish to the recesses of the design, which gives it a look of depth. The wreath has light, attractive age toning. The reverse of the eagle has the BSW clover leaf manufacturer marking, indicating this is a product of the firm of Brüder Schneider AG, in Vienna. On the back, this Luftwaffe Pilots Badge has pleasant, uncleaned age toning. The hardware is textbook for this maker, and features a barrel hinge, round wire pin, and “question mark” shaped catch. The pin has a very slight bend, likely a result of having been worn on a pilot’s uniform. The rivets are intact and exactly what one would expect to see.
Very desirable early maker marked badge has a great look, and is in excellent condition.
