Austria-Hungary, Empire. A Lot Of Austro-Hungarian Cap Badges Auction The underside of the crossguard

The underside of the crossguard is engraved with the initials "F

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while gilded braiding was used to denote outstanding performance in a particular trade

He is buried in Somme American Cemetery in Bony

Austria-Hungary, Empire. A Lot Of Austro-Hungarian Cap Badges Auction The underside of the crossguard(Mtzenabzeichen). A lot of three Austro Hungarian cap badges, including a 1914 1st Army Christmas badge, constructed of bronze, vertical pinback, the obverse maker marked G. GURSCHNER, measuring 27 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), in extremely fine condition; a 1914 1916 field transportation merit badge, constructed of silvered bronze, horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 28 mm (w) x 37 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition, and; a 1914 1915 Carpathian