and "538" the steel batch number) on the underside of the helmet at the front
measuring 306 mm x 286 mm overall
awards nearly extremely fine
surmounted by an raised eagle
The dark brown leather sweatband shows soiling and wear from active use
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Friedrich Linden Archive and "538" the steel batch(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, obverse presenting with a swooping Luftwaffe style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with two rivets holding the eagle in place visible, unmarked but bearing the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, with etched inscription