WW1 Sopwith Baby Seaplane pin badge RNAS Royal Naval Air Service from 1915

A rare original First World War period 'Sopwith Baby Seaplane pin badge'; untested gold coloured well detailed example in the form of the single-seat floatplane, the reverse unofficially engraved '9ct'. Very good condition, complete with original pin fittings, Height approx 20mm. The Sopwith Baby was used as a shipborne reconnaissance and bomber aircraft operating from seaplane carriers and cruisers, as well as naval trawlers and minelayers. They were in operation by the Royal Naval Air Service from 1915 and attached to RNAS coastal air stations located in England and Scotland as well as Egypt, Greece and Italy.