Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction Archive The M1871 knife bayonet measures

The M1871 knife bayonet measures 627 mm in length with the scabbard on

silver gilt with white and black enamels

below the flash

and appears original to the helmet

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Pilot’s Badge, By Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction Archive The M1871 knife bayonet measures(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 a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrder Wegerhoff, Ldenscheid, measuring 63. 18 mm