A Fine Early Quality Manufacture Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By C. E. Juncker Of Berlin; J-1 Type Archive judging by crown and overall

judging by crown and overall appearance

The overall exterior condition is excellent  with no visible external damage and only slight wear and minimal discolouration

excellent quality with polished silver highlights

voided capsule-shaped openings on the side panels

"to be ready for sea" on May 1

A Fine Early Quality Manufacture Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By C. E. Juncker Of Berlin; J-1 Type Archive judging by crown and overallA fine early quality textbook example of a Junker J 1 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