Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Schneider Newly Listed (CHRIS RAILTON LOCKYER)

(CHRIS RAILTON LOCKYER)

black threading giving definition to the base of the crown and the wing

maker marked “STH” on reverse

which would have made him 17 and underage for enlistment)

along with photographs of key figures and action shots

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, With Case, By Gebrüder Schneider Newly Listed (CHRIS RAILTON LOCKYER)(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Etui). Constructed of 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 obverse eagle in place, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Schneider, Vienna, measuring 65. 50 mm