Austria-Hungary, Imperial. A First War Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, c.1917 Archive very light soiling in the

very light soiling in the white field under the right wing

Ottmann of Bartonville

measuring 87 mm (w) x 98 mm (h)

adorned with laurel leaves beneath

The red felt washer at the base of the blade remains intact

Austria-Hungary, Imperial. A First War Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, c.1917 Archive very light soiling in the(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). A textbook Pilot badge, of two piece construction, consisting of a patinated silver eagle clutching gilt lightning bolts, fastened onto a bronze gilt open ended oval shaped and white enamelled laurel wreath via two rivets visible on the reverse, towards the top of the badge is a red and white enamelled shield featuring the black enamelled cipher of Karl I, while the bottom of the wreath is decorated with the