Germany, Imperial. A Prussian Flyers Badge, Decoration, and Wooden Case

Item #M0044-13

$1,556
(Erster Weltkrieg Abzeichen mit Holzetui). A group of First War medals, including a Pilot’s Badge, constructed of silver, consisting of a finely-detailed oval laurel and oak wreath tied together at the bottom by a bowtie-style ribbon, the obverse with a central monoplane flying over a rural landscape, topped by a German State Crown, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked “C.E. Juncker, Berlin” with a silver purity mark of “800”, measuring 43.21 mm (w) x 47.83 mm (h), weighing 17.5 grams, in extremely fine condition; a 1914 Iron Cross Second Class, constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core inside of a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central initial “W”, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1914”, the twelve o’clock arm with a royal crown, the reverse with three central oak leaves, the six o’clock arm with a date of “1813”, the twelve o’clock arm with initials “FW” topped by a royal crown, the twelve o’clock arm with an integral loop and suspension ring connecting to a period original ribbon, the loop maker marked “KO”, measuring 43.21 mm (w) x 47.83 mm (h), weighing 17.5 grams, in very fine condition; a pair of campaign clasps for a veteran’s medal, each constructed of bronze and measuring 32 mm (w) x 6 mm (h), one inscribed “PALÄSTINA” (“PALESTINE”) and the other inscribed “LUFTKAMPF” (“AIR COMBAT”), in extremely fine condition, and; a decorative case, constructed of dark wood, the obverse lid bearing an image of a Luftstreitskräfte biplane, in an octagonal shape, opening with a functional magnetic metal hinge, unmarked, measuring 175 mm (w) x 175 mm (l) x 80 mm (h) (inclusive of legs), in better than very fine condition.