Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case Auction A downward-pointing hook emanates from

A downward-pointing hook emanates from the side of the shaft for attachment to a frog

The helmet plate is attached to the pickelhaube by two screw posts

He signed his Enrolment in the Non-Permanent Active Militia of Canada Certificate on October 9

the bolo knife measuring 420 mm in length

and was awarded a good conduct stripe in February 1918

Austria, Imperial. An 1873 War Medal in Case Auction A downward-pointing hook emanates fromInstituted December 2, 1873. In bronze, the obverse FRANZ JOSEPH I. KAISER V. STERREICH KNIG V. BHMEN ETC. APOST. KG V. UNGARN, the reverse medallion inscribed 2. DECEMBER 1873, measures 36. 2 mm (w) x 40. 2 mm (h), worn on original trifold ribbon with thin thread for hanging, light wear, very fine. Accompanied by a small silver cross with a central portrait of a soldier, the 6 oclock arm is engraved 1913, reverse marked A. M, measures 28 mm (w) x 32