Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte Auction Archive (Bayerische Armee Schulterklappe)

(Bayerische Armee Schulterklappe)

graduating in 1875 and was commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant

5 mm long stickpin at one end and a button hole attachment maker marked "Godet Berlin" at the other end

however the terms were generous because the Ottomans wanted to win Montenegrin goodwill

The hewer remains in an overall very fine condition

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Berg & Nolte Auction Archive (Bayerische Armee Schulterklappe)(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, the obverse consisting of an oval 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 in place the obverse eagle, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Berg & Nolte, Ldenscheid, measuring 64. 64 mm (w) x 53. 30 mm (h),