Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, by Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity 8 mm (w) x 56

8 mm (w) x 56 mm (h - inclusive of suspension and horizontally pierced ball)

and numerous signatures (presumably

the former medal with a dark patina and lacquered

a Waffen-SS Rottenführer tropical rank insignia

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot and Observer Badge, by Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity 8 mm (w) x 56(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, overlaid by a swooping Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with two visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of