Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Pilot’s Badge, Type 1, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction with crossed gilt swords piercing

with crossed gilt swords piercing the centerpiece

with an acorn-style head constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver and carmine threading

and during the Polish-Soviet War he commanded an army of volunteers

inscribed “Den 18 October 1861" (German - the 18th of October 1861)

in matching case of issue

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Mint Pilot’s Badge, Type 1, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction with crossed gilt swords piercing(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of nickel silver, 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 narrow barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 62. 88 mm (w)