Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Infantry Officer’s Shako, With Storage Case United Republic of Air Force Meteorologist Badge

Air Force Meteorologist Badge

the outer edges trimmed in two rows of black threading on the upper and lower sides

London Gazette 23 February 1918

The blade sites within a replaced silvered zink upper crossguard

Austria-Hungary, Empire. An Infantry Officer’s Shako, With Storage Case United Republic of Air Force Meteorologist Badge(Tschako fr Offizier der k. u. k. Infanterie, mit Etui). A very well preserved Austro Hungarian Infantry Officers shako, constructed of a sturdy vulcanfibre shell. The exterior of the side walls is fully lined with a smooth black doeskin wool. The upper half of the side walls is also lined with a wide gold bullion wire tresse, featuring an intricate textured design, trimmed with three narrow machine embroidered black bands. The bottom edge is