All-stamped badge in light metal alloy.
贈 - Gift
市川寿 - Ichikawa Hisashi
Original case.
Typical late war lodgment and overall quality.
Silver inscription
陸軍飛行機操縦徽章 - Army Aircraft Pilot Badge
Army Airplane Piloting Mastery Badge /陸軍飛行機操縦術修得徽章/ was established on June 23, 1913 (regulation was published on June 24, 1913).
Original line drawings and description.
Original Army Ordinance No. 5 /軍令陸第五號/ published in Official Gazette on June 24, 1913.
Between 1913 and 1940 badge had...