Prussia. A First War Prussian Pilot’s Badge Miniature Stick Pin Archive Malakand 1897

Malakand 1897

1941) and Sergeant (July 1

with one large pocket on the breast and one slot below for a sword or bayonet at the waist

the sinister talon holding a bundle of thirteen arrows that are relatively tight as sketched by Charles Thomson and not splayed like today's version

Prussia. A First War Prussian Pilot’s Badge Miniature Stick Pin Archive Malakand 1897An example of a First War Prussian Pilots Badge Miniature Stick Pin; solid silver construction; the obverse with a standard pilots badge motive within a wreath, with laurel leaves towards the left side of the wreath, and oak leaves towards the right side of the wreath, separated by a bow on the bottom of the wreath, ordained by the Bavarian crown at the top; the reverse with a 44 mm long knurled pin; unmarked; measuring 20. 85 mm (w) x 32. 24 mm (h);