Prussia. A First War Prussian Pilot’s Badge By An Unknown Maker, C.1916 Buy Now Military Merit Cross Third class

Military Merit Cross Third class

16 mm x 19 mm

5 mm x 138

marked on reverse “R S & S”

The elder Sandford was awarded a Queen's South Africa Medal with four clasps and returned to England after the war

Prussia. A First War Prussian Pilot’s Badge By An Unknown Maker, C.1916 Buy Now Military Merit Cross Third classAn example of a mint c. 1916 17 issue Prussian Pilots (Flugzeugfhrer) badge; in stamped silvered tombac; with very fine details; 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 Prussian crown at the top; vertical needle pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire