Austria, Imperial. A Military Long Service Decoration, III Class for Officers, 1906 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the shape of the bow

the shape of the bow being a reference to the configuration of warships of the period and possibly a reminder that the British Admiralty had ordered merchant vessels to attempt to ram German submarines)

1917 but reverted to Private at his own request the next day

A set of Heer Flak/Artillery Major shoulder boards

and complete with functional silvered zink alloy spring clips for attachment to the scabbard

where he specialized in highway engineering

Austria, Imperial. A Military Long Service Decoration, III Class for Officers, 1906 Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic the shape of the bow(Militrdienstabzeichen fr 25 Jahre). Instituted September 19th, 1849. Type III. (1890 1913). III Class for Officers for 25 Years. A Military Long Service Decoration for 25 Years, a bronze gilt Cross Patte with dimpled edges, the obverse with a double headed single crowned silver eagle bearing the Austro Hungarian crest on its chest, the reverse plain with center engraved "DIEKAMERADEN DES REGIMENTS 14 1906", on a fixed loop and double swivel rings for