A First War German Naval Sea Pilot's Badge By Schaper; Published Example Hold numbered 289

numbered 289

stamped on the left side with the "Landrackfier D

located on the Csepel island outside Budapest

He worked as a carpenter and was unmarried

the bottom row of arched trim incorporating the same gold-threaded embossed swastikas design and trimmed in black felt piping

A First War German Naval Sea Pilot's Badge By Schaper; Published Example Hold numbered 289in gilded brass, 45. 8mm x 72. 85mm, weighs 41. 6 grams, unmarked but textbook badge by maker "H. Schaper", Type II, pin on reverse missing, otherwise in very fine condition. (Illustrated on page 401, Carsten Baldes "Aircrew Badges and Honor Prizes of the Flying Troops")