Original U.S. WWII US Army Air Forces Sterling Bombardier Wing Badge with Period Patent-Marked Butterfly Pins by Norsid Antique Gun Parts American Marines in Belleau Wood

American Marines in Belleau Wood (1918)

and looks very much to be a German Weimar Period Reichswehr tunic

The base has lovely ships props painted on them with waves along the base of the fin assembly

painted and re-assembled

however the Trench Art is prominently dated "1917" over a banner engraved in large letters:-

Original U.S. WWII US Army Air Forces Sterling Bombardier Wing Badge with Period Patent-Marked Butterfly Pins by Norsid Antique Gun Parts American Marines in Belleau WoodOriginal Item: Only One Available. Now this is a great bombardier badge of simple design. The badge itself has a lovely darkened and tarnished patina with much of the original silver finish still present. This example has the great late war butterfly pins, the first iteration of what is still used today. This example is marked STERLING on the reverse, but from the style, we believe them to be an unmarked Norsid example, a very scarce maker. The