Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Carl Poellath certificate_of_authenticity Army 88 RS Regimental Badge

Army 88 RS Regimental Badge (in silvered bronze with red

two complemented by cotton pieces

with remnants of previous collector’s mounting on the reverse

by Warren Carroll

The black finished leather washer at the crossguard junction remains intact

Bavaria, Kingdom. A Rare Pilot’s Badge, Type 4, by Carl Poellath certificate_of_authenticity Army 88 RS Regimental Badge(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen Knigreich Bayern). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Bavarian state crown, surrounding a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker marked CARL POELLATH, SCHROBENHAUSEN (using the firms Type 4 design as examined