France, Iii Republic. A Pilot's Badge, Type I, C.1918 Buy Now fine detailing

fine detailing

silvered brass insignia affixed to a brass base

and is maker marked

followed by a sentence of seven days Field Punishment No

France, Iii Republic. A Pilot's Badge, Type I, C.1918 Buy Now fine detailingIn bronze gilt with silvered wreath, with a 54mm wing span, number B17990 officially hand stamped on reverse, with small circular lugs, well worn, remains very fine. Footnote: Number B17990 is stamped in small numbers indicating a late war manufacturing date. In addition to this information: round attachment loops, and small numbers signal that this Badge belongs to the period. The Pilot Badge was one of five badges instituted in November 1916. This