Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 5, by Brüder Schneider United Republic of the former retaining a maker’s

the former retaining a maker’s label reading “RUDOLF HAUPT

red wool core

the obverse with a white enamelled medallion and a red enameled red cross in the centre

consisting of two pieces

center plate is missing

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 5, by Brüder Schneider United Republic of the former retaining a maker’s(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 eagle in position, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate, maker marked with the logo of Brder Schneider, Vienna,