Germany, Imperial. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, by C.E. Juncker Hold the reverse with a crimped

the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch

Each strap descends from an aluminum loop

The blade is a fine example

yellowish-orange celluolid grip features a series of ten parallel ridges

constructed of a polished and silvered bronze alloy

Germany, Imperial. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 3, by C.E. Juncker Hold the reverse with a crimped(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silver, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown (indicating Prussian issue), surrounding a depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge emanating from a depression forming the body of the obverse crown, with a tapering narrow vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker