France French Military Aviation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Circa 1916 - 1917 French Pilot Small Studio Photograph from Lyon. VINTAGE: World War I, 1916 - 1917. SIZE: Approximately: photograph: 4-1/2" in height x 2-1/2" in width. Frame hard-paper backing on photo: 6-1/2" in...

ARTIFACT: This is a Wonderful well-worn World War I French Army Pilot Badge # B15272 circa 1917-1918. VINTAGE: World War I. SIZE: Approximately: 1-11/16" in height x 2-1/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold and silver plated bronze, brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a Rare Early World War I French Fix Type Eagle Aviation Patriotic Badge in Gilt Bronze by ORIA.This is a French World War I pilot wing insignia. Such insignia were used to identify and honor individuals who had completed training and...

ARTIFACT: This is a Gorgeous Textbook Early World War I French Pilot Fix Wing Eagle Badge in Gold Fill circa 1914-1915.The finest non-solid Gold example we have seen. Exquisite Detail & Patina to this nearly 3-Dimensional Badge. Worn...

ARTIFACT: This is a Beautiful World War I French Pilots Veteran Association Member Stickpin La Vieille Tigres circa 1920's. La Vieille Tigres: The Old Tigers. VINTAGE: Circa 1920's. SIZE: Approximately: 2-5/16" in height. Top Plate: 3/4" in height...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1914 - 1915 French Aviation Charm with silver marks on the suspension ring and the reverse. The charm is round and shows in relief a French Monoplanes in the foreground and a German one in the distance. VINTAGE: Circa 1914-1915...

ARTIFACT: This is an Extremely Rare World War I circa 1917 French Army Aviation Airship Balloon Observer Badge # 399. VINTAGE: World War I. SIZE: Approximately: 1-1/2" in height x 1-5/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt and silver-plated...

ARTIFACT: This is a pair of the Iconic WWI US Aviator Goggles that any Allied Aviator who could, privately purchased during WWI: The LUXOR Goggles No. 5 by the E. B. Meyrowitz Company of New York, Paris, & London. And this pair is in incredible,...

ARTIFACT: This is a poignant artifact from WWI. I'm not sure if it was picked up in No Man's Land, or pulled off the chest of a crashed French Aviator, but it was found in a Tennessee estate, of a WWI soldier by a now departed friend & associate many...

ARTIFACT: This is an Extremely Rare World War I circa 1917 French SOP 131 Aero Squadron Badge for Enlisted Ranks / Mechanicians.What we have here is a crude but beautiful example of a French Aero Squadron Badge for the SOP 131 Squadron. This Squadron...

ARTIFACT: This is an Extremely Rare Circa 1942 North African Made Free French Paratrooper Wing. Locally cast, probably in Egypt, with Hand Pointed Details. VINTAGE: Circa 1942. SIZE: Approximately 3-1/2" in width x 1-1/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a Iconic World War I French Aviation Stork Pin in Hallmarked Silver. There are numerous photographs of French-trained Japanese Army Pilots, who flew in combat for the French, wearing these exact pins as a sort of Squadron badge...