Austria-Hungary, Empire. A First World War Landwehr Cap Badge Province of China age-appropriate fading and material fatigue

age-appropriate fading and material fatigue evident

one with a nut and bolt combo

the badge appears on pages 274-277 of Stephen Thomas Previtera’s “Imperial Sky: Flight Badges of the Imperial German and Bavarian Armies

Measuring 147x208mm

He was promoted to the rank of Acting Sergeant whilst covering a vacancy of Sergeant Instructor

Austria-Hungary, Empire. A First World War Landwehr Cap Badge Province of China age-appropriate fading and material fatigue(K. u. K. Kappenabzeichen). Constructed of toned zink with gilt, the obverse bearing a raised horn surrounding a number 35, topped by an Iron Cross circumscribed by dates 1914, 1915, 1916, all surrounded by a laurel leaf wreath, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat catch, unmarked, measuring 32 mm (w) x 46 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.