Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By Friedrich Linden Auction In gilt brass with a

In gilt brass with a silvered bronze and enamelled insignia affixed in the centre

In Gold with green enamels

measuring 160 mm (w) x 242 mm (h)

The Adamant was transferred to a War Base at Harwich just prior to the outbreak of the First World War

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By Friedrich Linden Auction In gilt brass with a(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse presenting with a swooping Luftwaffe style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, within an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with two rivets holding the eagle in place visible, unmarked but bearing the physical characteristics of manufacture by Friedrich Linden, Ldenscheid, measuring 62. 33