Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Jmme Hold Canada and the United States

Canada and the United States

of 1945  manufacture

handwritten in black ink with other stamps and inscriptions in faded blue ink

95 mm (w) x 139 mm (h)

A First War 42nd Battalion "Royal Highlanders of Canada" Badge - Browning copper

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Jmme Hold Canada and the United States(Luftwaffe Pilotenabzeichen). Two piece construction, constructed of a nickel silver wreath and eagle; the wreath consisting of laurel and oak leaves, tied together at the base via three ribbons, with a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika superimposed on the badge; the reverse plain, with two visible rivets; maker marked JMME on the reverse; with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 65. 35 mm (w) x 52. 92 mm