A Fine Early Quality Manufacture Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By C. E. Juncker Of Berlin GTRexclude Gaunt Suspension

Gaunt Suspension

Foonote: Jesse Edward Breakspear was born in Oxford England in 1888 and was working as a Bricklayer's Labourer in Mimico Ontario prior to enlisting in the CEF in January 1916 with previous military experience with the 12th York Rangers

Bright aluminum hilt fittings are nicely detailed

with Saxon 4 piece buttonhole ribbon

ball finial

A Fine Early Quality Manufacture Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By C. E. Juncker Of Berlin GTRexclude Gaunt SuspensionA fine early quality textbook example of a Pilotenabzeichen; two piece construction; silvered tombac oval wreath with laurel wreaths towards the left side and oak leaves towards the right side, separated by three small ribbon like loops on the bottom, with a large patinated eagle with spread out wings superimposed on the badge, clutching a swastika in its talons; two rivets on the reverse; vertical needle style pinback with a barrel hinge and a round