Austria-Hungary, Imperial. A First War Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, c.1917 visually-hidden the plate is marked “O

the plate is marked “O PERKONS A

The grip shows some slight scratch marks and shows signs of some discoloration

After furthering his education at the Prussian Staff College

propaganda crosses

A 1938 Nordmark Treffen badge (28-29

Austria-Hungary, Imperial. A First War Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, c.1917 visually-hidden the plate is marked “O(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