Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Elbe River Boat Pilot Badge; Numbered Newly Listed 1917 and is owned by

1917 and is owned by the Lancashire Fusiliers Regimental Museum

leaving for overseas service in the French theatre on March 9

Most postcards offer a basic description of the airplanes on the backside of the postcard

a cross pattee constructed of silver gilt

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Rare Elbe River Boat Pilot Badge; Numbered Newly Listed 1917 and is owned byIn silver, (marked 800 on reverse), also numbered 14, 40. 63mm(w) x 55. 55mm(h), weighs 39. 1 grams. Footnote: these badges were worn by the River Boat Pilots whose duties were to guide larger ships through dangerous waters on large rivers in Germany; there were about 5 such rivers (name of the river is at the bottom of the badge), in this case "Elblotse" (of river Elbe). Very rare badge.