Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Hollow-Stamped Brass Version, c. 1917 Republic of with some tarnishing and loss

with some tarnishing and loss of finish evident

the reverse retaining a period depot label

centerpiece loose

Lance and Bayonet - A Record of the Arms of the British Army & Navy"

the board measuring 305 mm x 350 mm

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Hollow-Stamped Brass Version, c. 1917 Republic of with some tarnishing and loss(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, surrounding a depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a low set crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of variant documented in Aircrew Badges and Honor Prizes