Description
small enamel chips near edges of arms an on reverse medallion
Legion of Merit with three bronze Oak Leaf Clusters
790 mm in length
Silver gilt with blue and white enamels
A Jorge Chavez Dartnell Medal of Merit
Germany, Luftwaffe. A Glider Pilot’s Badge, by C.E. Juncker Archive small enamel chips near edges(Segelflugzeugfhrer Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered zinc, the obverse consists of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a mobile swastika, overlaid by a German national eagle in mid flight. The reverse has two visible rivets securing the eagle, along with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular plate. Unmarked, it demonstrates the characteristics of a mid to late war example