A Post-1907 Austrian Petty Officer's Cap Badge GTRexclude and the Officer’s Cross of

and the Officer’s Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit on August 12

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 422 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

approximate total length is 95mm (or 3 inches)

Footnote: When World War II broke out in September 1939

Footnote: The Battalion was raised in British Columbia under the authority of G

A Post-1907 Austrian Petty Officer's Cap Badge GTRexclude and the Officer’s Cross ofBrass with black paint, unmarked, illustrating the initials "FJI" (Franz Joseph I) overlaying an anchor, inside a circle of rope and surmounted by a crown, 29 mm x 54. 3 mm, vertical slider, traces of black paint remains, very fine.