A Second War Polish Air Force Pilot's Breast Badge By J.r. Gaunt, London certificate_of_authenticity but the silvering on the

but the silvering on the reverse is well preserved

Arlow of Belfast as his next-of-kin

suspended from a pinback hanger inscribed "ALABAMA" and maker marked "F

the DRL insignia flanked by the inscriptions "Deutscher Reichsbund für Leibesübungen" (German Reich Federation for Physical Education) above and "Ortsgruppe Darmstadt" (Local Group Darmstadt) below on the padded inside lid

two months shy of his eighteenth birthday

A Second War Polish Air Force Pilot's Breast Badge By J.r. Gaunt, London certificate_of_authenticity but the silvering on theBrass, maker marked "J. R. GAUNT & SON Ltd LONDON" on the reverse, 37. 7 mm x 63. 2 mm, screwback, contact marks, surface wear, fine. Footnote: This particular badge is without chains, which is correct, as some were worn without a chain. It was said that it signified that the eagle was unchained and ready to fight.