WWI Period

ARTIFACT: This is a rare World War I Austrian badge for the 56th Infantry (?). VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 1-1/2" height and 1-1/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with C catch. MARKINGS: WELT-KRIEG on...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1916-dated 21st Army Korps Austrian Mountain Troops badge, which shows an armored soldier with edelweiss on his shield. VINTAGE: Circa 1916. SIZE: 1-1/8" in height x 1-1/8" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Stamped Brass...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Austrian Unit Cap Badge for the Karpathen Korps Hofmann. The group did battle in the Carpathian Mountains in 1914 and 1915. VINTAGE: Circa World War I, 1915 - 1916. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/16" in width x 1-5/8" in height...

ARTIFACT: Rare, WWI Austrian "Aviation Troops" patriotic hat pin in gilt and silvered bronze. Stick pin shows an eagle facing the viewer's right above a propeller at reads: K.u.K. LUFT - FAHRTRUPPE. VINTAGE: Circa WWI SIZE: Approximately 1 3/16" x...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice 1915 Austrian Mountain Troops Badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1915. SIZE: About 1-1/8" in width by 1-3/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Stamped brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a C catch. MARKINGS: Maker's mark above:...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I Austrian water canteen dated 191It has a light army green ceramic coating and a field-modified wooden stopper connected to it by a rope cord. It also a handwritten label remnant taped to the front. VINTAGE: Circa 1917...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful United States Marine Corps officer dress blue collar insignia in a pinback style from World War I. The badge is an eagle, globe and anchor in sterling silver with the continents anchor in 10 karat gold. VINTAGE: Circa World...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I portrait photograph of a German non-commissioned officer. The photo was taken at a studio in Frankfurt, Germany, and has their stamp. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 14-1/8" in height by 11-1/8" in width...

ARTIFACT: This is a World War I prinzen-size gold wound badge stick pin, which shows a helmet with two crossed swords. The wound badge is equivalent to a Purple Heart. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: 2-1/4" height and 1-13/16" width...

ARTIFACT: This is a 44th Overseas Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Forces collar badge from World War I. The badge is y R. J. Inglis Limited, and is a maple leaf with sheaves of wheat at its center. VINTAGE: Circa World War I. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/4"...

ARTIFACT: This is a hardcover copy of Detlev Niemann's "Price Guide: Orders and Decorations Germany, 1871-1945 (Bewertungs-Katalog: Orden und Ehrenzeichen Deutschland)", Second Edition (subtitle: Orders, Decorations, Award Documents, Miniatures and Cases...

ARTIFACT: This is a paperback first edition copy of "Churchill 1914-1918", War Leader Book Number 23 in the Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century series. Written by David Mason, this volume focuses on Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill,...