Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By Gebrüder Schneider United Republic of overall the gilding on the

overall the gilding on the Minesweeper badge has worn off but the silvering is well preserved

hallmarked with a hound's head

as well as a nick in the leather of the scabbard

the ends stitched together at the rear

Danninger originally joined the NSDAP in 1923

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Luftwaffe Pilot’s Badge By Gebrüder Schneider United Republic of overall the gilding on the(Pilotenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, of two piece construction, consisting of a laurel and oak wreath tied together at the base via three ribbons, with a large eagle clutching a mobile swastika superimposed on the badge, the reverse plain, with two rivets securing the eagle to the wreath, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked on reverse with the logo of Gebrder Schneider, Vienna, measuring 64.