Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Hollow-Stamped Brass Version, c. 1917 Republic of centerpiece loose

centerpiece loose

with some tarnishing and loss of finish evident

the reverse retaining a period depot label

who primarily saw service with Grenadier units and was confined to hospital for much of 1943 and 1944

location identified

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Hollow-Stamped Brass Version, c. 1917 Republic of centerpiece loose(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