and two metal cross stitched buttons to ensure a snug fit
The hooked pommel features an additional raised cogwheel on the obverse
Boelcke initially flew reconnaissance missions on the Western Front with his older brother
Both are slightly curled
support plate with a swing locking release on the reverse
Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of First World War Central Powers Patriotic Badges certificate_of_authenticity and two metal cross stitched(Mittelmchte Abzeichen). A pair of First World War Central Powers patriotic badges, including one constructed of silvered bronze with a horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing teh raised profiles of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Emperor Franz Joseph, and Sultan Mehmed V, surrounded by the coats of Arms of Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire, with a 1914 Iron Cross, laurel and oak branches, and dates 1914 15, unmarked, measuring 23 mm (w) x 26 mm