Germany, Luftstreitkräfte. A Bavarian Pilot’s Badge, Unofficial Issue, C. 1917 Hold 69 mm (w) x 9

69 mm (w) x 9

featuring the signatures of Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader CBE

It shows an unidentified NCO on his wedding day

likely issued during The Austro-Prussian War of 1866

He wears the Knight’s Cross

Germany, Luftstreitkräfte. A Bavarian Pilot’s Badge, Unofficial Issue, C. 1917 Hold 69 mm (w) x 9(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