Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Army Infantry Shako, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity with original ribbon with pinback)

with original ribbon with pinback)

A Wehrmacht Gefolge (Subcontractor of the Wehrmacht) badge

Design of this belt buckle first appeared probably around 1927

It was later extended to recognise additional pacification campaigns in the Portuguese Empire

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Army Infantry Shako, C.1916 certificate_of_authenticity with original ribbon with pinback)(Tschako fr Mnner der Infanterie). A well preserved Austro Hungarian Army Infantry shako, constructed of a pressed blackened leatherette shell. The outer edge is lined with a pressed blackened composite fibre liner which demonstrates a red hue in direct light. The liner is topped with a machine embroidered gold bullion wire tresse, overlaid by three machine embroidered stripes. A bronze hook is inserted into the peak through a channel set behind the