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    Prussian/Austrian buckles and helmet insignia

    Hi all,

    I recieved a big lot with WW1 medals/insignia mostly prussian and kuk.
    I dont know much about the items showed here,so i need some help
    The big Austrian eagle plate is maybe from a pickelhaube or tschako i dont know
    The buckles also looks Austrian.cocarde is unknown for me
    Any information would be welcome.

    Thanks
    Last edited by AGFA40; 06-02-2012, 11:16 AM.

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              The two belt buckles are Austrian officer's examples. The larger eagle is from some prewar Austrian headgear. I have a similar one, but mine has screw posts on the back..... probably for another type of headgear. The smaller eagle is Tsarist Russian and considering the size and curvature is likely from an lancer or dragoon helmet. Finally, the cockade appears to be an Austrian one, unissued and therefore without a device in the center. If we have an experts on Austrian headgear, they might be able to provide more details.

              Regards,
              Chip

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                Thank you Chip,

                Very helpfull ,specially about the 2 buckles,i never saw them,its a nice design to see are they made before 1914?
                i added an extra image of the russian eagle,on a russian headgear site its noticed as a dragoon helmet plate.
                Last edited by AGFA40; 06-02-2012, 02:07 PM.

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                    Originally posted by AGFA40 View Post
                    are they made before 1914?
                    Most wartime photos show Austrian officers wear belts with roller buckles, so I would imagine, that more than likely, these are prewar buckles.

                    Chip

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                      Ok,thank you

                      It would be nice to see a period image with this type of buckle,not easy to find

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