Austria, Imperial. A First War Infantry Regiment 85 Cap Badge Newly Listed gilded and silvered tombac oval

gilded and silvered tombac oval wreath of laurel leaves with a national eagle perched on the top of the badge clutching a swastika (note that the swastika is denazified)

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each strap with an brass oval buckle for length adjustment

Type II (1940-1944)

mid - War period issue

Austria, Imperial. A First War Infantry Regiment 85 Cap Badge Newly Listed gilded and silvered tombac ovalA first war period Austro Hungarian cap badge; in silvered bronze; functional horizontal pinback; unmarked; measuring 28 mm (w) x 33 mm (h); in overall near very fine condition. This offering is a part of the "Dr. Albert Goodwin Collection", a preeminent assemblage of world Orders, Medals, and Decorations composed solely by Dr. Goodwin between 1946 1967. Dr. Goodwin had a successful career as an educator and prominent physician in New York as well as