Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Commander in Gold, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic thirty four are gilt

thirty four are gilt

42 mm x 115 mm

Lausmann would stay with them until the end of 1941

named to “KARL-HEINZ HOLTKÖTTER” of “3

constructed of fine quality manufacture grey-blue Mützen-Trikot (cap tricot) with a fine twill weave (Körperbindung) pattern of parallel running ribs

Austria, Imperial. An Order of Franz Joseph, Commander in Gold, c.1880 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic thirty four are gilt(Franz Joseph Orden, Komturkreuz). Instituted on 2 December 1849 by Franz Joseph I. Type I. (Issued 1849 1914). An excellent quality 18K Gold cross with red enamelled arms, with the imperial double headed eagle, partially enamelled in black, shown in the angles of the cross, the two heads of the eagle bear in their beaks a loop of chain with the emperors motto VIRIBUS UNITIS (WITH UNITED FORCES) applied at the lower edge, the white enamelled central