Austria, Imperial. A First War Patriotic Cap Badge Of The Central Powers Auction World War II Paratrooper Wing

World War II Paratrooper Wing - In sterling silver

These were the only eyeglasses permitted to be worn in the front lines

the left talon clutches a sceptre and the right clutches a globus cruciger

A silver Pateé cross with concave ends and ball finials

four have five-sided aluminum frame suspensions with pinbacks

Austria, Imperial. A First War Patriotic Cap Badge Of The Central Powers Auction World War II Paratrooper WingIn gilded metal, a round medal presenting a Turkish sword with crescent moon and star in red and white enamels in the top half with the enamelled flags of the German Empire, Austro Hungarian Empire and Bulgaria in the lower half, an inscription in a white banner runs from 9 oclock to 3 oclock stating MIT VEREINTEN KRAFTEN with the dates 1914 15 at 6 oclock, the reverse with a horizontal pin, measures 26. 7mm in diameter, weighs 5. 6 grams, enamels