WWI Period

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 World War I cap badge for the Manchester Regiment, formed in 1881 as part of the British Army. The badge reads CONCILIO ET LABORE (Wisdom and Effort) and shows the City of Manchester's coat of arms flanked by a lion and an antelope...

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,...