Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version, Type 1b Four-Tone Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Navy Lapel Badge

Navy Lapel Badge

demonstrating some chipping and loss of finish to the enamels and base metal

Minor material fatigue consistent with age and field use is visible to the base material and interior liner

7mm (h) x 82

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, Cloth Version, Type 1b Four-Tone Variant consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Navy Lapel Badge(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen Stoffausfhrung). Constructed of a padded grey blue wool, the obverse bearing a machine embroidered silver grey oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika and executed in dark grey, slate grey, and silver grey machine embroidery, the reverse retaining its original black rayon cloth backer, unmarked but demonstrating all of the hallmarks of a Type 1b four tone variant, measuring 70