Original German WWII Early Tombak Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge – Unmarked C.E. Juncker – Flugzeugführerabzeichen Original Items

Original Items: Only One Available. This is an excellent lightly patinated Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge, which looks to be of early war Tombak alloy construction. The “swooping eagle” is held on by the two brass rivets, and the wreath still retains almost all of the original silver wash. This is really a great example of an early badge!

There is no maker mark on the back, however the style of the construction and pinback indicate that it was almost certainly made by the famous C.E. Juncker of Berlin. This firm was well-known for having made unmarked examples during the war, and you can compare it with a marked example that we have offered previously here: C.E. Juncker Pilot Badge.

Condition is very good, showing a lovely patina of age but no major wear or damage. This is how they are SUPPOSED to look!

A good chance to pick up a great early tombak example of a classic Luftwaffe badge, attributed to a legendary maker!

The Luftwaffe Aviator / Pilot Badge (Flugzeugführerabzeichen or Pilotenabzeichen) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to Luftwaffe service personnel who completed flight training, receiving their flying license and citation. It was instituted on 26 March 1936 by the Commander in Chief of the Luftwaffe Hermann Göring. It came in distinct types; nickel silver (changed to zinc during the war) and a variant made of gold. It depicts a silver eagle (Silberner Adler) perched atop a swas (hook cross), wings open in a landing pose, and surrounded by a wreath with laurel (Lorbeer) on the right side and oak leaf (Eichenlaub) branches on the left side, respectively. It was worn on the lower part of the left breast pocket of the service tunic, underneath the Iron Cross 1st Class if awarded.

The design is two part, with the eagle attached to the wreath by two rivets. The badge can be distinguished from the very similar Pilot/Observer Badge by the wreath; the Pilot’s Badge has a silver wreath, while the Pilot/Observer badge has a gold wreath.