Austria, Imperial. An Austro-Hungarian EM/NCO’s First War Buckle visually-hidden soiling and material fatigue of

soiling and material fatigue of the sweatband and interior liner

3mm) in gilded zinc (gold wash nearly all gone)

when he was forced to abdicate

but the helmet is free of damage or postwar alteration and is a superb period example in near extremely fine condition

(Ehrenmedaille der Deutschen Seewarte für ihre Mitarbeiter zur See)

Austria, Imperial. An Austro-Hungarian EM/NCO’s First War Buckle visually-hidden soiling and material fatigue ofAn Austro Hungarian First War buckle, constructed of bronze, the obverse with coats of arms of the Kingdoms of Austria and Hungary, above a raised banner with an inscription of INDIVISIBILITER AC INSEPARABILITER (INDIVISIBLE AND INSEPARABLE), the reverse with swivel attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 67 mm (w) x 55 mm (h), in better than very fine condition.