Replica: German, WW2, Luftwaffe Pilot Badge, Hollow back, Unmarked but style of GWL

*Replica: German, WW2, Luftwaffe Pilot Badge, Hollow back, Unmarked but style of GWL*

The pilot badge was instituted on August,12, 1935 by order of Reichsmarchall Hermann Göring. The pilot badge takes the form of a massive swooping eagle clutching a mobile swastika in it’s talons. The eagle is superimposed on a wreath of half laurel (left) and half oak leaves (right). The wreath imagery is carried over from the Imperial flight badge series. The Luftwaffe pilot badge portrays an image of unbridled aggression and ferocity. Multi-piece, two rivet construction. This is unmarked but the pin and hinge is of the style of Gebruder Wegerhoff, Ludenscheid (GWL), the eagle also has remnants of the caramel-bronze colour typical of GWL.

The difference between the Pilot-Observer and the Pilot’s badge is that on the Pilot-Observer Badge the eagle is polished silver and the wreath finished in gold.

The hollow back is not typical of the Pilots Badge. This is still a substantial badge.

*Condition*
Excellent used condition. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.

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