Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, Type 4b, by C.E. Juncker Republic of likely of late war production

likely of late war production

with part of the sweatband missing at the rear and the sweatband separating from the body of the cap at the front

stamped 835 on inside of the shank

During the Second Republic

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, Type 4b, by C.E. Juncker Republic of likely of late war production(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of tombak and nickel silver, the obverse consisting of a gilded oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked C. E. JUNCKER, BERLIN SW, measuring 64. 48 mm (w) x 53. 16 mm (h) (inclusive of