Bavarian Pilot Badge in wear on Fliegerbluse 1942

[Naxos]

Image from the Bundesarchiv (no name)

[Ferg1]

It's interesting that this type of badge is seen quite often in period photos ( wide pierced crown) .It is clearly not a Pollath/Poellath made piece yet one virtually never encounters this variant in the collecting world ,the good Pollath/Poellath versions (spokes in both wheels) are seen reasonably often and these not yet it would seem that they were the prefered badge to wear, several sanke cards show this type being worn but the more commonly seen Karl/Carl badges are few to spot. Anyone got one of these wider crowned badges to show? Or for me to buy ................! Ferg1.

[ccj]

It's interesting that this type of badge is seen quite often in period photos ( wide pierced crown) .It is clearly not a Pollath/Poellath made piece yet one virtually never encounters this variant in the collecting world ,the good Pollath/Poellath versions (spokes in both wheels) are seen reasonably often and these not yet it would seem that they were the prefered badge to wear, several sanke cards show this type being worn but the more commonly seen Karl/Carl badges are few to spot. Anyone got one of these wider crowned badges to show? Or for me to buy ................! Ferg1.

Well, I think one point that can be made is that there were many officer's of junior rank who sported WW1 decorations. Many collectors think all WW1 veterans would be either field/general grade or administrative types by WW2. Not so, many were company grade officer's who fought. A very nice photo with nice detail.