A field-grey visorless cap
for other ranks of the Austro-Hungarian Landwehr mountain troops, made of field-grey cloth, the front with two sheet metal buttons below a green-lacquered sheet metal rosette 'K', with linen lining, brown sweatband, the left side with cloth sleeve and black cock feather insert, attached with Edelweiss insignia (silver thread on green cloth) and machine gun service cap insignia introduced in 1915, signs of age and use, I (JZG
An interesting visorless cap which was obviously worn until 1916, although the visorless caps for the Landwehr mountain troops were first introduced in 1917 for the interior service. Literature: H.Hinterstoisser, Christian Ortner, Erwin A. Schmidl:Die k. k.Landwehr-Gebirgstruppen, Geschichte, Uniformierung und Ausrüstung der Österreichischen Gebirgstruppen von 1906 bis 1918, Verlag Militaria, Vienna 2006, p. 135
: Johannes Ziganek-Gaviria Johannes Ziganek-Gaviria
16.09.2015 - 15:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 1,000.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 400.-
A field-grey visorless cap
for other ranks of the Austro-Hungarian Landwehr mountain troops, made of field-grey cloth, the front with two sheet metal buttons below a green-lacquered sheet metal rosette 'K', with linen lining, brown sweatband, the left side with cloth sleeve and black cock feather insert, attached with Edelweiss insignia (silver thread on green cloth) and machine gun service cap insignia introduced in 1915, signs of age and use, I (JZG
An interesting visorless cap which was obviously worn until 1916, although the visorless caps for the Landwehr mountain troops were first introduced in 1917 for the interior service. Literature: H.Hinterstoisser, Christian Ortner, Erwin A. Schmidl:Die k. k.Landwehr-Gebirgstruppen, Geschichte, Uniformierung und Ausrüstung der Österreichischen Gebirgstruppen von 1906 bis 1918, Verlag Militaria, Vienna 2006, p. 135
: Johannes Ziganek-Gaviria Johannes Ziganek-Gaviria
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| Auction: | Antique Arms, Uniforms and Militaria |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 16.09.2015 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 10.09. - 16.09.2015 |
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