Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Kunz, With Case Auction Archive Army Air Force Pilot Wings

Army Air Force Pilot Wings - Sterling silver

small chip to centre piece with an old repair on 9 o'clock arm

The front is completed by a vertical row of five khaki-green painted wooden buttons on the right side

The sole and heel are also crafted out of stiff leather

Austria, Imperial. An 1849 Merit Cross, I Class, By Wilhelm Kunz, With Case Auction Archive Army Air Force Pilot WingsAn 1849 Merit Cross, Type III (1914 1918), Military Division, I Class Cross. In bronze gilt with red enamels, featuring a cross with central medallion inscription FJ and reverse medallion bearing the date 1849, surmounted by a crown with red interior cap, worn on military ribbon, measures 36. 2mm (w) x 58. 7mm (h inclusive of crown), weighs 19. 8 grams, marked with partial makers mark of Wilhelm Kunz, Wien, with bronze star, worn on a triangular