Germany, Luftstreitkräfte. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, With Recipient Photograph, C. 1918 Auction fold over button down flaps

fold over button down flaps with reinforced button holes

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the obverse consisting of a white enameled diamond set within a blue enameled border

maker marked “AW” (Adolph A

and sporadic fatigue to the Moroccan leather and hanger strap

Germany, Luftstreitkräfte. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, With Recipient Photograph, C. 1918 Auction fold over button down flaps(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 44. 55 mm (w) x 71. 72 mm (h), weighing 20. 6 grams, with minor loss of finish evident,