Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Owner-Attributed Archive repair evident in the red

repair evident in the red enamels)

with his German Cross in Gold (awarded 12 September 1942) clearly visible

Balevski was successful in designing a hot pressing machine for non-ferrous metals and developed an original method for cast iron production from Bulgarian raw materials in a rotating drum furnace

with two pearled snaps for closure

In WWI he served in Südwestafrika (Elephant Badge)

Germany, Imperial. A Pilot’s Badge, Owner-Attributed Archive repair evident in the red(Flugzeugfhrerabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a German State Crown, around a central depiction of a monoplane flying over a rural landscape, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, bearing an engraved owners name of WILLI REIBER, 14. 2. 17, measuring 45. 16 mm (w) x 70. 24 mm (h),