Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Aluminum Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac where he worked for the

where he worked for the Alaska Railroad until he retired

His political affiliation was Liberal

the reverse bears an image of a walled fortress on a hill with a rabbit

two Indonesian badges with horizontal pinbacks

the exterior liner demonstrates moderate material fatigue and the spring catch no longer functions properly

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Aluminum Version, By F.w. Assmann & Söhne consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac where he worked for the(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of aluminum, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the obverse eagle in place, with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of F. W. Assmann & Shne, Ldenscheid, measuring 62. 47 mm (w) x 53. 58 mm (h), weighing 9. 9