Here are the four photos that were sent to me in the early 90's by Christopher Ailsby. After I copied the photographs, the originals were returned to him. His claim was that these were the beginning of my specimen. In my opinion, the doubts of this are overwhelming, considering the rediculous over marking on the pin and considering that the stones have been glued and not jeweler set. Also, if I am again correct, the amount of stones will vary in the Souval Copies.
I belive the ones in the photos were in fact the beginning of the 1960's postwar Souval ones, after they rediscovered the original dies from the earlier period, which may have been near the war's end and never put into actual production for special presrntations to PILOTS, as previously stated.
You be the judge.
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