Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Size, C. 1917 Auction trimmed with blue tresses

trimmed with blue tresses

With complete disregard for his own safety

with a small patch of mothing to the lower edge

offering optional neck and ear protection for the wearer

the twelve o’clock arm with a hollow crown suspension and integral loop

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, Prinzen Size, C. 1917 Auction trimmed with blue tresses(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 24. 54 mm (w) x 38. 56 mm (h), weighing 3. 7 grams, with some tarnishing and