Austro-Hungarian KuK Air Service Model 1917 Air Crew Badge In Clip Back By Rare Maker BSW, C.1917

$750.00

Maker: Bruder Schnieder, Wein (BSW)
Height: 58.7 mm
Width: 39.3 mm
Weight: 26.62g
Type: Air Force
Material: Tombac / Enamel

(Flugzeugführer und Beobachterabzeichen). Issued 1917-1918. A badge by a rare maker, three-piece construction, consisting of a patinated bronze eagle, fastened onto an open-ended oval-shaped and white enameled laurel wreath via two rivets visible on the reverse, towards the top of the badge is a white enameled shield featuring the black enameled cipher of Karl I, while the bottom of the wreath is decorated with the coat of arms of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The reverse presents an original type clip back fastening, the reverse of eagle marked with BSW in cloverleaf denoting Gebruder Schneider Wien manufacture. The badge measures 39.3mm (w) x 58.7mm (h) and weighs 26.62 grams, a badge by a rare maker in near very fine condition.

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