WH (Luftwaffe) war-badge (ie. 'LW-Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen' or: pilots'-war-badge) by the 'Berg & Nolte'-company that came stored in its period (and matching!) etui

The attractive - and I deem mid-war-period- and/or truly very detailed! - WH (Luftwaffe) war-badge (ie. 'LW-Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen' or: pilots'-war-badge) has only moderately been worn and comes naturally mounted onto its fully functional (and totally unaltered!) pin- and/or functional catch (ie. catch set-up). The neat award shows a 'separately'- (and/or very detailed!) bluish-black-coloured eagle-device attached (by means of two firmly attached rivets as is visible on the back). The badge truly retains most of its period finish but does show a minimally tarnished- (ie. typical 'Buntmetall'- ie. 'Tombak'-like-) age-patina as is more often encountered on these fairly high-quality produced war-badges. The neat badge shows a clear makers'-designation that reads: 'B&N-L' on its back and is thus in all respects an example that was produced by the desirable maker: 'Berg & Nolte' as was based in the town of Lüdenscheid: the award shows naturally all the specific details as known for a genuine badge by this particular maker. The piece is just minimally stained ie. dirty but has - I deem - never been cleaned nor polished: the silverish- (ie. somewhat golden-coloured) wreath and/or somewhat bluish-coloured eagle-device both retain a very nice albeit minimally tarnished appearance (as can be seen on the pictures). The award came stored it its period (fairly luxuriously styled and matching) etui ie. box that comes in a complete albeit just moderately used and/or somewhat stained condition. The etui shows a (fully present and nicely preserved!) velvet interior and shows on its lid the (golden-toned and complete) text that simply reads: 'Luftwaffen-Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen' (as can be noticed on the pictures). The award-set was always together and originates from a private-household in Germany and was never before in collectors'-hands. These attractive, 'Buntmetall'-based and matching 'Flugzeugführer-Abzeichen'-sets by the 'Berg & Nolte'-company come not that often for sale and can easily be graded: 'fairly scarce'. Simply a wonderful, untouched and matching set that is (I deem) accordingly priced!