A Post-1907 Austrian Petty Officer's Cap Badge GTRexclude Footnote: When World War II

Footnote: When World War II broke out in September 1939

type one of this insignia with tongues on reverse

approximate total length is 95mm (or 3 inches)

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 422 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia under the authority of G

A Post-1907 Austrian Petty Officer's Cap Badge GTRexclude Footnote: When World War IIBrass with black paint, unmarked, illustrating the initials "FJI" (Franz Joseph I) overlaying an anchor, inside a circle of rope and surmounted by a crown, 29 mm x 54. 3 mm, vertical slider, traces of black paint remains, very fine.