Austria, Imperial. A Hussar's Shoulder Strap, C.1915 Newly Listed on 4 December

on 4 December

branches of palm leaves framing the date "1915" (the year Italy declared war on Austria-Hungary and entered the war on the side of the Allies: Britain

an officer in the 20th Mounted Rifles wrote: "All this time the guns of the C

Krim shield missing 3 pins

Austria, Imperial. A Hussar's Shoulder Strap, C.1915 Newly Listed on 4 DecemberTwo rows of fine gold coloured bullion wire, interlaced with black threading, in a chevron formation, wrapped in a u shape, fine gold coloured bullion wire knot wrapped around the mid point, loop at the end housing a 15. 8 mm button illustrating the two headed eagle Austrian coat of arms, maker marked and marked "SUPERIEUR" on its reverse, 11 mm x 110 mm, extremely fine. (C: 102)