WWI US AIR SERVICE STERLING 2PC PIN BACK PROP WING 1 11/16 OFFICER EXCELLENT XF For Sale

ITEM SPECIFICS:

• ERA/WAR: WORLD WAR I (1917-1918)
• BRANCH OF SERVICE: U.S. ARMY AIR SERVICE (USAAS)
• RANK/GRADE: OFFICER GRADE
• TYPE: INSIGNIA BADGE COLLAR DEVICE
• MATERIAL: SOLID STERLING SILVER
• METAL PURITY: STERLING (MARKED)
• CONSTRUCTION: TWO PIECE DESIGN (PROP APPLIED TO WINGS)
• FASTENER TYPE: PIN BACK WITH CLASSIC C-CATCH
• SIZE/DIMENSIONS: 1 11/16 INCHES WIDE
• CONDITION: EXTREMELY FINE / EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION

DESCRIPTION:

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A GENUINE, HISTORIC WORLD WAR 1 U.S. ARMY AIR SERVICE OFFICER-GRADE "PROP AND WINGS" COLLAR INSIGNIA PIN. THIS ANONYMOUS CONTRACT PIECE MEASURES EXACTLY 1 11/16 INCHES WIDE AND IS CRAFTED FROM SOLID STERLING SILVER WITH A DISTINCT TWO-PIECE APPLIED PROPELLER DESIGN.

THE REVERSE OF THE BADGE IS EXPLICITLY STAMPED WITH "STERLING" WITH NO ADDITIONAL MAKER'S MARKS. THE PIECE IS IN EXTREMELY FINE (XF) ORIGINAL CONDITION, SHOWCASE-READY WITH AN AUTHENTIC, AGED DARK PATINA THAT HAS NATURALLY DEVELOPED OVER A CENTURY. THE HARDWARE ON THE BACK CAPTURES PERFECT PERIOD AUTHENTICITY, FEATURING A FULLY FUNCTIONAL PINBACK MECHANISM AND AN EARLY OPEN C-CATCH FASTENER WHICH CLOSES SECURELY.

THIS SCARCE ARTIFACT DATES BACK TO THE DAWN OF AMERICAN MILITARY AVIATION AND WOULD MAKE A PREMIER ADDITION TO ANY WW1 GREAT WAR AVIATION, PILOT, ACCREDITED MILITARIA, OR SILVER INSIGNIA COLLECTION. PLEASE REVIEW THE INCLUDED PICTURES CAREFULLY TO INSPECT THE DETAILED FEATHERED HIGHLIGHTS AND HIGH-RELIEF CONDITION.

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