Large Sterling WWI Caterpillar Club Pin on Original Card with Envelope by Metal Arts

This is a large World War II Caterpillar Club pin on its original card accompanied by its original envelope. The "Caterpillar Club" is a designation given to those servicemen who had successfully bailed out of a compromised aircraft by using a parachute.

Circa World War II.

Pin: approximately 3/8" in height and 1-1/8" in width; card: approximately 1-3/8" in height and 1-5/8" in width; envelope: approximately 2" square.

Sterling silver and black enamel; oaktag; paper.

Horizontal pin with come-under locking swivel catch.

METAL ARTS CO. ROCH. N.Y. STERLING on pin; THE METAL ARTS CO. INC. ROCHESTER, N.Y. STERLING on card.

This is from a United States Army Air Forces collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MBEJX10 LEFEX3/11 SEJJX2/12

8 (Excellent-): The pin shows very light wear only and the card and envelope have minor creasing.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.