Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Knight, c.1917 Republic of consisting of a Pistol badge

consisting of a Pistol badge

with two bands wrapped around the body of the scabbard butting the rivet

to be attached via the three holes in the badge

Accompanied by COA by Detlev Niemann (C:76)

with a sheet metal hinge and a C-shaped catch

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Knight, c.1917 Republic of consisting of a Pistol badge(Kaiserlich sterreischischer Franz Joseph Orden). Instituted in 1849. Type II (1914 1918). Civil Division. In bronze gilt, featuring a red enamelled cross with a black enamelled eagle in each quadrant, a chain in the birds mouth that features the inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS, the central medallion features the initials FJ on a white enamelled field, the reverse medallion presents the year 1849, the cross is surmounted by a crown, marked with a star