Spain, Ii Spanish Republic. A Late Civil War Republican Air Force Lieutenant Pilot's Flight Suit Badge certificate_of_authenticity Allen was admitted to No

Allen was admitted to No

5 - The French-Pattern Shako: 1855 to 1861

maker marked "З Н Б КОВНИДА" (Kovnida) on the screwback

7 mm ribbon bar with pinback and its 3

Type II - Multi-piece construction

Spain, Ii Spanish Republic. A Late Civil War Republican Air Force Lieutenant Pilot's Flight Suit Badge certificate_of_authenticity Allen was admitted to NoIn brass with red and black paint, with die stamped detail added to the wings, measuring 55 mm in diameter, with three die holes for flight suit attachment, obverse exhibiting scattered chipping in the black paint, the reverse with minor oxidation spots present, near extremely fine. Footnote: These badges were apparently worn in small amounts (when they could afford the production), late in the war, with the red star above the wings used only in 1938