Rare WW1 Hat Badge Help Please

[Chris Lee]

Guys,
I posted this in the Imperial forum, but hope maybe someone has seen this before. I did some brief research on this and found out it could be a very rare WW1 cap badge. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
PS,
Sorry for the bad pics. The piece looks much better in hand. The front is more silver in color as the back is more copper color

[Chris Lee]

badge

reverse

[checkit]

I have seen similar badges - commemorating various WW1 battles and regiments, and presumably worn by WW1 veterans. I picked up about 50 of these once and they brought a fair amount for "tinnies" but beyond that, I really don't know much.

[Chris Lee]

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reverse showing pin

[Chris Lee]

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Heres an outdoor pic with a little more detail of the front

[Gerdan]

The 1914-1916 ww1 badge is commemorating the Austrian Josef Ferdinand Alpenkorps unit I.R. 59
In the there is also named the unit the nickname "die roten Rainer" (from Erzherzog Rainer)

http://www.rainerregiment.at/joomla/...d=86&Itemid=97

Gerdan

[HPL2008]

Allow me to add that the fortress on the badge is the Festung Hohensalzburg at Salzburg in Austria:
http://www.photogalerie.at/img/big/248.jpg
The fortress is also the site of the Rainer-Museum commemorating the Regiment. Well worth a visit, by the way.

[Gerdan]

HPL2008

Thanks for the info. Next time when I make a trip to visit Austria I will also make visit to see the Rainer-Museum.

Gerdan

[Chris Lee]

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Guys,
Thanks for all the great info and link to the pic of the castle. As I said in the international forum, the more I`m seeing this badge, the more I`m liking it. Any other info or comments on this piece would be greatly appreciated

[Martin Harding]

Hello Chris, a very scarce Badge to find ! I am always in awe of Gerdens vast knowledge and have the upmost respect for him. As you can see from the link above there is a very detailed picture of the Badge (pictured below)
Regards Martin

1914 - 1916 Das Edelweiß gew. Josef Ferdinand IR 59. Eines der seltensten Kappenabzeichen

[Chris Lee]

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Martin,
Thanks for the reply. As always, the vast knowledge of my fellow WAF members is priceless, and of course ,worth its weight in tinnies

[Martin Harding]

Martin,
Thanks for the reply. As always, the vast knowledge of my fellow WAF members is priceless, and of course ,worth its weight in tinnies

Hello Chris, always a pleasure to reply to a fellow 'Tinnie' man, but should we even be collecting Third Reich Miltaria at all these days in such turbulant times, as Political correctness has gone utterly insane. what would happen if the Lemmings (the powers that be) decided to ban collecting/trading TR.........................
Regards Martin

[Chris Lee]

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Martin,
Agreed. Truer words have never been spoken.

[Martin Harding]

Martin,
Agreed. Truer words have never been spoken.

The words from the man himself Albert Einstein....... "The problems in the world today are so enormous they cannot be solved with the level of thinking that created them.” Einstein

[checkit]

This thread discusses similar badges being worn as cap badges on Austrian Visors:

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=327214