France, Republic. Forty-Nine Regional And Civic Souvenir Badges Auction Archive & Tirah 1897-98

& Tirah 1897-98

As he bailed out of Messerschmitt Bf 109 (Werknummer 10616—factory number) he struck the vertical stabilizer

1917 and diagnosed with "V

both the pommel and the cross guard are early quality brass base having good gilded finish

4 Canadian General Hospital at Basingstoke

France, Republic. Forty-Nine Regional And Civic Souvenir Badges Auction Archive & Tirah 1897-98Forty six in bronze, forty one of which are gilt, the other five are silvered, two in zinc, one in aluminum, in various sizes, forty eight with various colours of enamels, the Lisieux badge marked ""DPOS"" (Deposit) on the reverse with a key fob attached, a few badges are marked ""MADE IN FRANCE"" on their reverses, sixteen with a vertical pinback, two with a horizontal pinback, eighteen with dual prongs, twelve without attachments, the aluminum