Observer badge maker

[lew]

Gentlemen, can you help to identify the maker of this badge? and from which time frame it was made? thanks!

 

Edited February 17, 2022 by lew

[VtwinVince]

These come up from time to time, sometimes with more than one silver content mark. I think they are period private purchase pieces and are of high quality.

[lew]

4 hours ago, VtwinVince said:

These come up from time to time, sometimes with more than one silver content mark. I think they are period private purchase pieces and are of high quality.

Thanks for the information ?

Any idea about the possible maker?

[VtwinVince]

AFAIK still unknown.

[lew]

Found a similar piece from Flying Tiger Antiques, interesting to read about the badge being Austrian made.

https://www.flyingtigerantiques.com/beautiful-early-wwi-prussian-observer-badge-austrian-made-in-925-silver-named.html

[VtwinVince]

Hmm, that's an interesting example with absolutely genuine engraving. I don't know how the Austrian conclusion can be drawn. Austrian import pieces generally were marked accordingly.