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EXCEPTIONALLY RARE WW1 KARL VERSION OF THE WW1 AUSTRIAN OBSERVER PILOT BADGE. LESS THAN A THOUSAND ISSUED 1917-18. FINEST QUALITY ENAMEL WORK TO THE WHITE WREATH AND KARL CIPHER. GILT FINISH TO THE EAGLE WON TO THE HIGH POINTS. MORE REMAINING TO THE BACK. CLEARLY A WORN EXAMPLE. THERE ARE SOME FINE LINE SURFACE CRACKS IN PLACES TO THE WHITE ENAMEL WREATH, BUT ALL ENAMEL IS PRESENT AND STABLE. ONE OF THE FINEST QUALITY MILITARY BADGES EVER ISSUED. NUMBER 80 TO THE BACK OF THE PIN. 57 MM TALL