Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 6, by Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a narrow barrel hinge

with a narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a circular plate

Each loop retains a dark grey doeskin strap which is topped by a layer of dark grey threading

Marked KO - Silver frame with iron core

each ring stamped on the interior with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M3/40/41” indicating manufacture by Gebrüder Cossack

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Type 6, by Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with a narrow barrel hinge(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 obverse eagle in position, with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a Type 6 badge produced by Friedrich