NEW! 38 Honved Hadosztaly Infantry badge. Unusual - heavily silvered type of excellent details. Maker marked: "Opus Zutt Budapest IX". Appears to be originally made with vertical pin. Rarely seen badge and of best quality. 42mm x 26.3mm. Item # Kap-40 (160)
NEW! 29 Honved badge 1914-1915-1916. Silvered, nicely toned with age. Maker/designer marked: "FINTA". 43mm x 29mm. Good example of hard to find unit. Pin/catch/hinge present. Reference: HD Rauch, D 1293/1294. Item # Kap-39 (115)
NEW! 3 ARMEE (3rd Army) badge. Tombak, lightly worn. Inscribed: 'Karpathen, Durch Halten 1914-1915'. Eastern front, bear coming over the mountains symbolising Russians. Maker marked: Entw. F. Swoboda, Bildh. Gurschner Wien VII/2'. Vertical pin/hinge/catch intact. Very good condition, just slight darkening. (Ref. H.D. Rauch 2005 - D 722) 40.5 mm x 29mm. Item # Kap-38 (87)
4 Weihnachten Im Felde 1917. Zinc by 'Winter & Adler AG, Wien'. Traces of green to foliage. Very attractive design of chapel and a bell. Good condition. 42.5mm x 30mm. Ref: HD Rauch, D 1234. Item # Kap-37 (55)
1916, 3rd Christmas in the Field cap badge by 'Winter & Adler AG, Wien'. Zinc, black lacquered background along with green foliage. Very good condition, some wear to black lacquer. Reverse inscribed: 'K.u.K Kriegsfürsorgeamt Wien'. 39mm x 26mm. Ref: HD Rauch, D 1237. Item # Kap-36 (60)
1915 Christmas in the Field badge. Zinc with black and green lacqers. Maker: 'Winter & Adler, Wien'. Very good condition. 32mm x 20mm. Ref: HD Rauch, D 1238. Item # Kap-35 (45)
FKR 6 (6 Kaiser Feld-Jager Regiment?) - 1915 Weihnachten in Felde badge, zinc. Maker double marked - up side down clover leaf with BSW (mark of Brüder Schneider, Wien). 37mm x 26mm. Part of catch broken, otherwise very good. Item # Kap-34 (75)
1st Army, Christmas in the Field 1915 badge in zinc. Designer marke: 'Karl Perl'. Very attractive. 41mm x 41mm. Hard to find. Reference: HD Rauch, D 716. Old solder to hing but not detractive. Item # Kap-33 (68)
4th Honved (Royal Hungarian Infantry Regiment) 1914-1915-1916 badge. Design by 'Sidlo'. Full maker marks on reverse (Gurschner). White metal, die stamped. Graphically interesting design of soldier with a mace taking a swing at a 3-headed dragon. Reference: HD Rauch, D 1251. 32 x 40 mm. Kap-32 (138)
Belgrad 3 Armee (3rd Army) 1915 badge by Rich Assmann/Gurschner. Tombak, excellent detail. Full maker's detail on reverse. Large badge, 60mm x 32mm. Original pin/catch/hinge intact. Very nice. Item # Kap-31 (85)
'Wir Siegen' Skoda Mörser ( heavy,siege howitzer) cap badge. Those immensely destructive 305mm (12 inches) howitzers were used throughout the fronts of WW1, including the Western Front where 8 were on loan to the German Army. Badge by Gurschner (end of the marking visible on reverse). 40.5mm x 32. Excellent condition, original pin/catch intact. Very hard to find. Item # Kap-30 (165)
1 ARMEE Weihnachten Im Felde 1914 (1st Army, 1914 Christmas in the Field) badge in gilded tomback by G.Gurschner. Fairy hard to find variant. Original pin/catch intact. Few wear/scratch marks, otherwise very good condition. 40mm x 26mm. Item # Kap-29 (68)
155 Stormtroop (Sturmtruppe) Sturmbattaillon Handgranatenwerferer' badge in tombak. 155 Assault Tropp was one of the elite Hungarian units. As a premise, units had 10 man and 1 commanding officer but it is very hard to determine if these numbers were always so miniscule. Similar to the famed Italian 'Arditi' , k.u.k sturmtuppen received very good training in close combat, granate throwing, flame thrower operation, shooting etc. Badge bearing maker mark to lower right corner: 'LOTZ'. Details are very good and crisp. Complete with catch pin fastener. Shows age and some darkening. Such badges were made with a discretion from unit's commanding officers from 1917 on since Austrian High Command and War Ministry could not agree or decide what (and if any) insignia the elite stormtroopers were to wear. It is probably safe to think that war-time badges along with post war commemorative ones do exist. In any case, all are considered rare. Excellent example. 33mm x 37.5mm. Item # Kap-28 (415)
Infantry Regiment 98 badge. Unit under calling of Rummer von Rummershof. Regiment originally organized as Bohemian 98 IR saw a lot of fighting during WW1. Parts of regiment served all over the theatre. Eastern Front service (1914-16) at Tomaszow, Jaroslaw, Przemysl, Lwov, Bardejow, Grybow, Gorlice, Lublin, Chelm, Luck. Balkan Front service (1914-15) in Montenegro and Serbia and again in Albania and Macedonia in 1916-1918. Some of the hardest fighting Regiment saw was in the Italian Front during batlle of Isonzo (Soca) and Piava. Badge in Zinc, maker marked: 'Fr. Jos. Formanek 1917'. Very good condition, horizontal catch-pin present. 39.5mm x 31mm. Ref: HD Rauch (D1038). Item # Kap-27 *SOLD*
Sappeur-truppen. Copper with silver wash. Clear maker's name: 'Arkanzas Bpest Vedve'. Sapper's badges are rare as there were considerably few units. Shows age and light wear, complete with vertical catch pin assembly. 39mm x 26mm. Very nice badge. Item # Kap-26 *SOLD*
Schutzenregiment 30. Tombak, some gilding (mostly reverse). Nice and clean. Reference: HD Rauch, D 1121. 30 x 35 mm. Kap-25 *SOLD*
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I.R. 32 (Infantry Regiment 32). This regiment was under 'calling' of Queen/Empress Maria Theresa. Zinc, good details. Hungarian maker marked: 'Meszaros GY'. Hard to find. Reference: HD Rauch, D 929 (similar). 32 x 40 mm. Kap-24 *SOLD*
Honved 202 (Honv. Gy. Ezr - Infantry Regiment) - unmarked, good condition. Reference: HD Rauch, D 1309 33 x 40 mm. Kap-22 (117)
KuK Hussar 10 Regiment, 1917 Mackensen. H 10 deeply stamped. Scarce badge. Unmarked. Not in Rauch. 31.5 x 38.5 mm. Kap-19 (128)
I.R. 6 (Infantry Regiment 6). Carol I of Romania was the honorary Commander of this unit. Excellent design. Maker's initials: 'J P'. Silvered tombak. Rare badge. Reference: HD Rauch, D 892. Kap-17 (148)
310th Honved Infantry Regiment - Strypa Front (Ukraine) 1914-1916. MKIR (Magyar Königlich Infanterieregiment 310). Gilt tombak, excellent condition and details. Original vertical pin/catch assembly intact. 43.5mm x 26mm. Rarely seen badge. Ref. Rauch - D1322. Item # Kap-16 (112)
Motorized Troops - Warld War 1916 (Kraftfahrtruppe in Weltkriege 1916) badge. Zinc plate, maker marked: Jos. Springer 1916. Original pin/catch assembly intact. Excellent design and quality. 39.6mm x 29.5mm. Item # Kap-15 (108)
Corps Hofmann, Karpathen (Korps Hofmann) 1914-1915. Zinc plate. 41mm x 30mm. Designer's initials, no maker (proper). Very good condition. Many Ukrainians wore this badge after formation of the Ukrainian Legion (USS). Pin/catch assembly intact. Ref. Rauch - D788 (similar). Item # Kap-4 *SOLD*
Tirol LandesVerteidigung 1915 (Italian Front) badge. Zinc plate, very clean. Small repair to pin assembly (not detractive at all). 37.5mm x 30.5mm. Ref. Rauch - D1216. Item # Kap-5 (75)
38 Hungarian Infantry Division badge. 38 GY. Hadoszt. E.U.I. 1914-1917. Zinc plate by Arkanzas, Gesch. Excellent design and details. Pin/catch intact. Rarely seen badge. 42mm x 29mm. Ref. Rauch - D817. Item # Kap-8 (128)
4 Army (4 Armee) badge 1914-1916. Thick Zinc plate, scarcer variety with diagonal pin/catch assembly by Gürschner, Wien. 39mm x 25mm. Ref. Rauch - D730. Item # Kap-9 *SOLD*
Feldmarschal Alexander Freiherr von Krobatin K.&.K. Kriegsminister (War Minister) badge. Zinc plate, good details. Pin assembly re-soldered (period repair). Hard to find badge. 39mm x 29mm. Item # Kap-10 (68)
50 Infantry Regiment 1914-1917 badge (KuK JNF.RGT.50). Zinc plate by Arkanzas, Gesch. Few dark spots, otherwise very good. Original pin assembly intact. 32mm x 45.5mm. Ref. Rauch - D-963. Item # Kap-12 *SOLD*
Ukrainian Legionnaire - Sicz (or Sitcz) Riflemen (Ukrainski Sichovi Striltsi) 1914-1915 badge. These were usually made in Austria where Legion was originally formed. Often worn as a cap badge. Multi coloured enamels (some light chips to white) featuring Ukrainian Coats of Arms. 25.2mm in diameter. There were few different types of it, this is the early type with 1914-1915 dates. Very rare badge! Item # Misc-101 *SOLD*
Cap badge Franz Joseph. Tombak, shows spotty darkening. Maker marked: 'R. Marschall 1915'. Horizontal pin. Worn condition, no damage. (Ref. H.D. Rauch 2005 - similar to D 701 but not in gold). 40mm x 33mm. Item # Aus-47 (45)
Austro-Hungarian Red Cross cap badge, WW1. Silvered version, lightly convex. Very good condition, enamels intact. Horizontal pin. 31mm x 25.2mm. Item # Aus-51 (48)
57 JTD (Infantry Truppen Division) 1914/15, Serbien 1914; Doberdo; Serb.Alb (Serbia - Albania) 1915. Designer mark "AC". Reverse markings: 'Entw. Oberltn. Baron Czibulka, Ausgef. Atelier G. Gurschner. Wien VII' Reference: HD Rauch, D 819. 46 x 30 mm. Kap-23 *SOLD*
L.I.R. 32 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment). Variant with Franz Joseph's head. Good quality, unmarked. Reference: HD Rauch, D 1123 (similar). 27 x 41 mm. Kap-21 *SOLD*
Romanian Front 1916/17 (Rumanische-Roman-Front). Excellent condition, marked 'Arkanzas'. Bronzed zinc.Tombac. Ref. Rauch- D760. Pin assembly intact. Item # Kap-2 *SOLD*
28 Infantry Troop Division (28 Infanterie Truppen Division); Asiago, Costesin, Punta Corbin (Italian Front). 19.-29.Mai 1916. 41 x 26 mm. Zinc plate, maker marked: E.Thurner. Re-soldered original pin (period repair). Obverse very clean. Ref. Rauch - D810. Item # Kap-7 *SOLD*
Turkish Troops "INSCHALLAH 1915" medal. Appears to be in tombac (possibly bronze), maker marked: M. Dietrich, Wien. Superb quality. 22mm x 30mm. Rare piece. Inschallah is loosely translated to: 'we ask Allah to give it to us'. Ref. Rauch - D-1074. Item # Kap-13 *SOLD*
WW1 Austrian-German co-operation commemorative cap badge. Original backing plate and fastener. 26mm x 25mm. Silvered tombac. Item # Aus-76 *SOLD*
1914 War Post services. Beautiful design, made in tombak. Reverse inscribed: K.K. Postbeamten u. beamtinen unser krieger F.Loder'. Possibly one of the more obscure of the kappenabzeichen. A must for serious collector. 30mm x 18mm. Item # Aus-48 *SOLD*
16th Honved Gyalog Dandar (16 Infantry Brigade). Deluxe quality with enamelled oak leafs (usually, this badge is found with green patinated leafs). Silvered and oxidized copper (or tombac). Pin/catch intact. Unmarked (typical). Very good quality and well detailed. 50mm x 38mm. Scarce badge. Light wear, no damage. Ref. Rauch - D851. Item # Kap-1 *SOLD*
S.M.S SZENT ISTVAN (Saint Stephen) 1914-1917 badge. Maker marked: 'Arkanzas Gesch'. Well detailed. Very hard to find. 27 x 40 mm. Kap-20 *SOLD*
Schutzendivision 9. This design was used for several of these Divisions and often found in poor condition. 'SD 9' impressed. Maker mark present but not legible (directly beneath Kaiserrin's hair tips). Reference: HD Rauch, D 830 (similar). Kap-18 *SOLD*
88 Infantry Regiment badge. Zinc plate, full markings by Gurschner. Pin/catch missing, damage where hinge originally existed. Scarce badge, would make for good substitute until one in better condition is found. 39mm x 35mm. Ref. Rauch - D-1028. Item # Kap-14 *SOLD*
Landsturm Infantry Regiment 31 Teschen badge. Zinc plate, very crisp details. Pin/catch assembly intact. 44.5mm x 28mm. Very good condition. Ref. Rauch - D1146. Hard to find. Item # Kap-6 *SOLD*
SVETA-MARIA 1915-1916 cap badge, Italian Front. This was part of the bridgehead defence around Tolmino during Battle of Isonzo (especially First Battle). Superbly detailed in silvered metal. Scarce badge, original pin assembly. 43mm x 27.5mm. Item # Kap-11 *SOLD*
81 Infantry Baon (v. Falkenhayn) 1917. K.u.K 4/81 Inf. Baon v.Falkenhayn. Made in "eisenblech" (sheet iron) - magnetic. Few small rusty spots but not detractive. Unmarked (this is usual for this badge). Overall, very good condition. Pin/catch assembly intact. 47mm x 34mm. Ref. Rauch - D1011 Item # Kap-3 *SOLD*
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WW1 cap badge (kappenabzeichen), VI KORPS ARZ. Uncommon type with no separation in the scroll. Enamels intact, silvered or silver (unmarked). Great condition. (Ref. H.D. Rauch 2005 - D 772). 31.7mm x 28mm. Item # Aus-43 *SOLD*
WW1 cap badge (kappenabzeichen). 11.ARMEE (11th Army). Silvered metal (reverse has nice gilding). Very good details and condition. Maker marked: Bildhauer Gurschner Wien VII/2. Inscription: '1914 Weltkrieg 1915 WII FJI, Mit Vereinter Kraft 11.Armee'. (Ref. H.D. Rauch 2005 - D 743). 36.5mm x 25.7mm.Item # Aus-44 *SOLD*
3.ARMEE (3rd Army). Vertical pin. Good condition. (Ref. H.D. Rauch 2005 - D 722) 40mm x 29mm. Item # Aus-45 *SOLD*
Rare Turkish Corps badge by Gurschner. All original, tombac. 24.2mm x 36.5mm. Very good condition. Item # Aus-67 *SOLD*
1917 Turkish Troop in Galizia War Comitee badge. Full inscription: 'Kriegs für sorge komitee für die turkischen truppen in Galizien'. This badge was made in small nubmers, therefore very rare. Made by G. Gurschner Wien VII/2. Very good condition. Tombac. 36mm x 25mm. Item # Aus-68 *SOLD*
Gallipolli and Dardanelle straits Turkish cap badge by 'A.G. Winter & Adler Wien'. Excellent example of this rare and historically important badge. War metal. 42mm x 26.8mm. Couple of typical (to the 'war metal') white spots. Otherwise great condition. Original pin/catch assembly intact. Item # Aus-69 *SOLD*
1916 Royal Ottoman 15 Corps cap badge. Inscription: 'Kais. Ottom. 15 Korps 1916'. Dramatic design portraying injured Turkish soldier readying to kill a Russian soldier with a sabre. 34mm x 32mm. Excellent condition. Marked by Gurschner Wien VII. Original fold prongs intact (these are normally broken on this badge). Another rare badge. Tombac. Item # Aus-70 *SOLD*
1914-1916 Motorized Troops cap badge in 'war metal' by Br. Schneider Wien. Attractive design. Inscribed: 'K.u.K. Kraftfahrtruppe' 1914 1916'. Original pin/catch assembly intact. 38.4mm x 38mm. Very good condition. Item # Aus-71 *SOLD*
10th Mounted Rifles Division cap badge. Inscribed: 'Schützendivision der 10. KTD( Kavallerie Truppen Division) , KOMAROW-Zaleszczyki-Sinkow majdan 1914 - 16'. Units listed HR9, HR10, UR12, HR13. Excellent design and condition. Unmarked (no reference material lists a marked example in existance). Original pin/cach assembly intact. 48.2mm x 34.5. Item # Aus-72 *SOLD*
Honvéd (Royal Hungarian) 32nd Regiment cap badge. Inscribed: '32 Honvéd, Kostanjevica - Uhnow - San - Dunajec - Karpatok - Oroszlen Gyerolszig - Wolhynia'. Ecxellent design, Hungarian manufacturer: 'Worzsany J. Budapest IV. Esku Ut 5'. Silvered tombac (about 30 % of silver remaining). Original catch/pin assembly. 52mm x 40mm. Item # Aus-73 *SOLD*
Honvéd - Hussars 1st Regiment. HUSAREN - Regiment I - Pro Rege et Patria. Tombac, unmarked original in good condition. Tombac. 27mm x 29.6 mm. Item # Aus-74 *SOLD*
Kaiser Karl, War badge in 'war' metal (zinkblech). 49.5mm x 25.5 mm. Good condition, original pin/catch assembly. Maker's mark is very faint: Schneider, Wien Item # Aus-75 *SOLD*
Imperial Red Cross cap badge, WW1. Light gilt version, very good quality. Lightly convex, enamels intact. Details would indicate different manufacturer than item Aus-51 (above). 32mm x 26mm. Horizontal pin. Item # Aus-52 *SOLD*
1916 cap badge. Heeresfront Erzherzog Carl. Zinc, lightly worn but well preserved. Maker marked: 'Winter & Adle, Wien'. Complete with horizontal pin. Nice example. 38.5mm x 33mm. Item # Aus-49 *SOLD*
WW1 Kappenabzeichen (cap badge) of the XV Royal Osmanian Army Corps. All Turkish troop badges are considerably hard to find. Very nice original by Gurschner (full hallmark on reverse). Tombac. 40mm x 31mm. Original pin/catch intact. Item # Aus-59 *SOLD*
1915-1916 Kappenabzeichen (cap badge) - Macedonian campaign commemoration (Bulgarian troops). Bust of Bulgarian King, Ferdinand I, Royal arms beneath. Struck in tombac. Darkened with age and marginal pitting to bottom. Badge by G. Herrman, Wien (marked to reverse). Original pin/catch present. Hard to find. 39mm x 30mm. Item # Aus-57 *SOLD*
WW1 Kappenabzeichen (cap badge) of the 56th Field Artillery (Feldartillerieregiment 56). Wonderful example of the rare unit badge. Good, heavy quality. Original pin/catch intact. Unmarked. Tombac and gilt, nice enamel with no chips or cracking. Very attractive. 37mm x 13mm. Lightly worn. Item # Aus-58 *SOLD*
Cap badge (kappenabzeichen), WW1. Landsturm Infantry Baon 151. Tombak, very good detail and condition. Hard badge to find. Complete with vertical pin for fastening. (Ref. H.D. Rauch 2005 - D 1152). 43mm x 32mm. Item # Aus-46 *SOLD*
Kappenabzeichen, WW1 Austro Hungarian War Navy. Inscribed: 'FJ I, 1914 ~ 1916 K.u.K. Kriegsmarine'. Maker marked: 'Atel Gurschner Wien 7'. Zinc, darkened and showing sings of wear but not damaged. Rare badge. 36mm x 25mm. Item # Aus-50 *SOLD*
WWI Cap Badge (Kappenabzeichen) of the "Gruppe F.M.L. (Field Marshall) Graf Marenzi, Rumanien". Oval badge in bronze featuring imperial eagle surrounded by 10 divisional/regimental shields. Each shield is enamelled (light chipping to 4 of these). Catch missing. Very well-detailed and rare badge. 40mm x 33mm. Item #Aus-20. *SOLD*
WWI and earlier era Austrian Imperial Red Cross badge. This is the small version of the badge. Great pattern with Imperial arms in black enamels, Red Cross logo (also in enamels) to center. Red, white and most of the black enamel is intact. Most original finish worn. Horizontal pin. Unmarked but no doubt of it being an original period piece. Shows age. 31 x 25 mm. Item # Aus-27. *SOLD*