Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction Archive silver with a blackened semi-matte

silver with a blackened semi-matte magnetic core

formed by reinforced overlapping strips of gold bullion

ERII cypher on the lid

an a SS 8-Year Long Service Medal

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction Archive silver with a blackened semi-matte(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). 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 raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 63. 18 mm