Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Elbe River Boat Pilot Badge; Numbered Newly Listed a cross pattee constructed of

a cross pattee constructed of silver gilt

The Driver Proficiency Badge in Bronze certificate is made out to Gefreiter Knie of Staff Company of 2nd Group of Fighter Wing 27

1917 and is owned by the Lancashire Fusiliers Regimental Museum

the Napoleonic Age and to the end of the flintlock era

Most postcards offer a basic description of the airplanes on the backside of the postcard

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Elbe River Boat Pilot Badge; Numbered Newly Listed a cross pattee constructed ofIn silver, (marked 800 on reverse), also numbered 14, 40. 63mm(w) x 55. 55mm(h), weighs 39. 1 grams. Footnote: these badges were worn by the River Boat Pilots whose duties were to guide larger ships through dangerous waters on large rivers in Germany; there were about 5 such rivers (name of the river is at the bottom of the badge), in this case "Elblotse" (of river Elbe). Very rare badge.