Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge GTRexclude felt patches sewn in place

felt patches sewn in place on the reverse of each and visible from the front through the voided area on the brown cotton of the armband

The first group of forty-five were “made in a slight way” (measuring 31mm) costing $17 dollars each

set on a 25 mm-long magnetic metal core

with a red and black wool striped swatch placed behind the insignia and highlighting the voided area

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge GTRexclude felt patches sewn in place(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, unmarked, measuring 45. 81 mm (w) x 71. 02 mm (h), weighing 10. 2 grams, all of the reverse attachment hardware is missing and minor loss of silver finish is visible to the base metal, in