Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive small enamel chips near edges

small enamel chips near edges of arms an on reverse medallion

790 mm in length

with an oval medallion at the centre picturing a left-facing soldier in uniform

Silver gilt with blue and white enamels

63 mm (w) x 87

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive small enamel chips near edges(Segelflugzeugfhrer Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zinc, the obverse consists of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight. The reverse has two visible rivets securing the eagle, along with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate. Unmarked, it demonstrates the characteristics of a mid to late war example