Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature, c. 1917 Province of China hallmarked with an anchor on

hallmarked with an anchor on the obverse

with minor loss of finish evident in addition to having been stitched onto the bar backwards

The front of the cap features a standard Kriegsmarine cap eagle constructed of gilded zink

A Set of Second War Imperial Japanese Pilot Insignia

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, with Stick Pin Miniature, c. 1917 Province of China hallmarked with an anchor on(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen mit Anstecknadel). Constructed of silvered magnetic iron, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown (indicating Prussian issue), surrounding a central depiction of a Taube monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 45. 93 mm (w) x 71. 63