Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by OM certificate_of_authenticity padded and maker marked "ARTHUS

padded and maker marked "ARTHUS BERTRAND PARIS"

measuring 65 mm (w) x 32 mm (h)

constructed of card stock and featuring a black-and-white photo of Engel

The upper third of the shaft features integral oak leaf bands culminating in integral loops for the accommodation of a dagger hanger

7 mm (w) x 24 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, by OM certificate_of_authenticity padded and maker marked "ARTHUS(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 to the obverse, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked OM for a well documented but unidentified manufacturer, measuring 61. 26 mm