Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Austro-Hungarian Pilot’s Badge Commemorative Case Archive Two integrated grey cotton twill

Two integrated grey cotton twill straps bearing the aforementioned belt hooks are set into the back

Each of the buttons on the tunic are maker marked "FIRMIN & SONS LONDON"

but also as part of the stamp

maker marked “S” on loop

with enamelled 8 to centre and U

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Austro-Hungarian Pilot’s Badge Commemorative Case Archive Two integrated grey cotton twill(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen Erinnerungs Etui). Of two piece silver plated non ferrous metal alloy construction, consisting of a case with an exterior lipped edge, accompanied by a lid bearing an etched Austro Hungarian style imperial eagle topped by a Crown of St. Stephen, unmarked, measuring 162 mm (w) x 78 mm (l) x 40 mm (h), with moderate scratching and material fatigue leading to loss of finish and oxidation evident, in overall better than very fine