Militaria
Lot 1643 SESSION 6 (9.30AM TUESDAY 31ST AUGUST) Militaria
Estimate $60
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $60
WWI, PILOT'S SWEETHEART BADGE HANDCRAFTED IN GILT (71X23MM), no maker, pin-back with safety chain, monoplane design with open cockpit and RAF roundel on side. Very fine.
Ex Barry McGown Scott Collection and previously from Colonial Auctions 26/2/05 (lot 442).
Said to be worn as a pilot's sweetheart badge and if the pilot was killed then it was worn with a black silk ribbon.
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