Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Schneider Archive having been recovered from the

having been recovered from the sunken hull of the USS Oklahoma

Richardson volunteered to go in an open boat to remove him

a thinner shape denotes construction period circa 1916

In bronze gilt with red and blue enamels

The reverse of the visor is painted a rich forest green

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Schneider Archive having been recovered from the(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 obverse eagle in place, with an elongated barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Schneider, Vienna, measuring 64. 89