AUCTION # 33 ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOR & DECORATIONS

A NAZI GERMAN PRE-WAR LUFTWAFFE AIRCREW BADGE

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Start price: $1,300

Estimated price: $1,800 - $2,300

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

A Nazi German pre-War Aircrew badge, the first qualification badge recognized by the Luftwaffe, was made of nickel silver in the sideway oval form with the national eagle clutching a Nazi swastika and a wreath around the outside rim. Marked on verso with the manufacturer C. E. Juncker Berlin S. W. hallmark. The reverse has a horizontal pin-back construction. Was instituted in 1933. Replaced by a newer Pilot and Observer badge instituted by Goring in 1936.

Dimensions: W:2 9/16 in., (6.5 cm.)

Condition: Excellent