Germany, Imperial. A First World War Dual Alliance Patriotic Badge United Republic of while off-duty

while off-duty

The Germans opened up there anti-aircraft defences

It sits securely within a multi-piece hilt featuring a gilded bronze crossguard and hand guard

particularly with the Finnish soldiers

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Dual Alliance Patriotic Badge United Republic of while off-duty(Abzeichen). Constructed of gilded and silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse featuring a gilded centrepiece bearing raised and rightward facing profiles of Emperor Franz Joseph and Kaiser Wilhelm II, surrounded by a green enameled laurel branch border, in turn surrounded by a black enameled ring featuring red, white, and black German Imperial tri colour pennants at the corners, the reverse with a clip hinge and horizontal pinback