Germany, Luftstreitkräfte. A Bavarian Pilot’s Badge, Unofficial Issue, C. 1917 Hold likely issued during The Austro-Prussian

likely issued during The Austro-Prussian War of 1866

69 mm (w) x 9

the obverse with a pillboxed topped by a crossed sword and shovel and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

in silver gilt with blue enamels

measuring 52 mm (w) x 15 mm (h)

Germany, Luftstreitkräfte. A Bavarian Pilot’s Badge, Unofficial Issue, C. 1917 Hold likely issued during The Austro-Prussian(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom ribbon, topped by a Bavarian royal crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 44. 13 mm (w) x 67. 82 mm (h), weighing 22. 6 grams, with minor loss of finish evident, a field made unofficial piece in near