Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction It is dated to Balvi

It is dated to Balvi (eastern Latvia) on January 25

In sterling silver gilt

consisting of mis-matched exhibition example awards

with replacement secondary screwback

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Auction It is dated to Balvi(Segelflugzeugfhrer Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zinc, the obverse consists of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight. The reverse has two visible rivets securing the eagle, along with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate. Unmarked, it demonstrates the characteristics of a mid to late war example