Germany, Third Reich. An Elbe River Pilot’s Identification Badge Archive The duralumin framework of Hindenburg

The duralumin framework of Hindenburg was salvaged and shipped back to Germany

The Italian Air Marshall of the time

pinback hinge is broken off but catch remains

1914 by Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig

Germany, Third Reich. An Elbe River Pilot’s Identification Badge Archive The duralumin framework of Hindenburg(Elblotse Kennzeichen). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of an oval disc with a pebbled border, bearing a central raised German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, topped by an inscription of DEUTSCHES REICH (GERMAN EMPIRE) and above an inscription of ELBLOTSE (ELBE PILOT), the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, stamped with an issue number of 163, marked with a silver