Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, C. 1917 Auction maker marked ““Fec

maker marked ““Fec

A textbook example of an mid-war manufacture German “Nahrkampfspange”

Footnote: Nathanial Sanders was born on May 11 1901

with a distinctive Croatian design

naming is period engraved

Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Pilot’s Badge, C. 1917 Auction maker marked ““Fec(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 45. 66 mm (w) x 71. 40 mm (h), weighing 14. 6 grams, with minor