Austria, Empire. An Emperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, C. 1918 Auction maker marked "ANTON REITTERER WIEN"

maker marked "ANTON REITTERER WIEN" on the inside lid

bearing a crowned double-headed eagle perched on an Amazon shield with two decorative curls at either side

Known as a narrative historian

A Second War West Nova Scotia Regiment Cap Badge - (Bridgewater

Austria, Empire. An Emperial Austro-Hungarian Pilot Badge, C. 1918 Auction maker marked "ANTON REITTERER WIEN"(Flugzeugfhrer und Beobachterabzeichen). Issued 1917 1918. Two piece construction, consisting of a patinated bronze eagle clutching gilt lightning bolts, fastened onto an open ended oval shaped and white enameled laurel wreath via two rivets visible on the reverse, towards the top of the badge is a white enameled shield featuring the black enameled cipher of Karl I, while the bottom of the wreath is decorated with the coat of arms of the Austro