Germany, Luftwaffe. A Field-Made Pilot’s Badge Buy Now when they did not return

when they did not return to base

WWI Gold Wound Badge (with original award document)

where he was treated for the next month before being discharged to duty on October 11th

surrounded by a laurel wreath tied at the bottom with a bow

The larger one reads: the Fuhrer

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Field-Made Pilot’s Badge Buy Now when they did not return(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of a bronze alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 64. 97 mm (w) x 51. 05 mm (h), weighing 37. 8 grams, loss of finish and excess soldering evident, a unique field made piece in near extremely fine