Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, Type 7, by Friedrich Linden Auction the lid bearing a silvered

the lid bearing a silvered inscription of “FRONTFLUGSPANGE FÜR KAMPFFLIEGER SILBER”

published by The Naval and Military Press of Dallington

8 mm (w) x 10 mm ribbon bar with dual push pins

with a stamp of the seal of his office on the bottom right courner

a Wehrmacht Long Service ribbon with a Hoheitszeichen

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, Type 7, by Friedrich Linden Auction the lid bearing a silvered(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with one of two intact rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a Type 7 badge