United Kingdom, South Africa. A Kaffrarian Rifles Helmet Plate With King's Crown, C.1913 Hold Pilot Badge

Pilot Badge

and Greece: War Cross 1916-1917

with all of the original gilt finish worn off

LEXINGTON (CV-16)

thus revealing the brass underneath

United Kingdom, South Africa. A Kaffrarian Rifles Helmet Plate With King's Crown, C.1913 Hold Pilot BadgeIn patinated bronze, voided, unmarked, measuring 66. 5 mm (w) x 93 mm (h), vertical pinback, a piece of red felt placed behind the voided area of the centrepiece and secured in place via two bronze tabs, minor patination wear evident on the nose of the buffalo head, the catch for the pin bent outward, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Kaffrarian Rifles (now the Buffalo Volunteer Rifles) was formed in East London in 1876, as the "Buffalo Corps of