Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, by OM Auction Archive and a functional magnetic blackened

and a functional magnetic blackened metal snap button

reverse illustrating four figures representing merchant seamen

measuring 47 mm (w) x 51 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring

dated 23 June 1938

hand engraved "336013" on the reverse

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, by OM Auction Archive and a functional magnetic blackened(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 eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked OM for a documented but unidentified manufacturer noted for the quality of its