WWI Prussian Flieger-Bataillon 2 Posen Oberleutnant Koch Aviation Trophy
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description: This substantial Imperial German aviation service trophy commemorates the World War I flying service of Oberleutnant E. Koch with the 1st Company of Flieger-Bataillon Nr. 2 at Posen. Dated 1914–1916 and incorporating a Prussian aircraft observer badge device beneath a large spread-winged eagle, it is an unusually evocative personal memorial from the formative years of German military aviation. The complete piece stands approximately 12.5 inches tall and weighs a substantial 3 pounds 13 ounces. The spread-winged eagle measures approximately 9.5 inches across the wings and 5.5 inches from beak to tail. It is mounted above a tall, tapering pedestal of dark-stained or ebonized wood rising from a stepped base measuring approximately 6.5 inches across. The weight, large scale and architectural construction clearly identify this as a purpose-made desk or display piece rather than a conventional military award. The eagle is a heavy cast-metal figure with individually modeled wing and feather detail, extended talons and a forward-facing head. Its surviving surface has a muted brass or bronze coloration. Areas of wear and flaking reveal a lighter-colored metal beneath, indicating that the eagle is best described as cast base metal with a brass or bronze-colored surface finish rather than solid brass without further metallurgical testing. The surviving finish has developed considerable dark patina and oxidation, producing the appropriately aged appearance of an object that has remained intact for more than a century. Mounted prominently on the front of the pedestal is a silver-colored representation of the Prussian Abzeichen für Beobachtungsoffiziere aus Flugzeugen (Badge for Aircraft Observation Officers), generally known to collectors as the Beobachterabzeichen (Observer's Badge). The device measures approximately 1.75 inches wide and approximately 3.75 inches from the top of the Imperial crown to the lower ribbon or bow. It consists of the Imperial crown above an oval wreat…
brand: Derrittmeister Militaria Group
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