Austria-Hungary, Imperial. A 2Nd Army Carpathian Winter Campaign Cap Badge, By Gurschner Archive the edge of the visor

the edge of the visor trimmed in a strip of black patent leather

passing the the Junior NCO Course on June 12

marked "The Sportsman" and "16 ozs" (ounces) on the reverse

the latter stamped with the classic square punch mark for an unidentified but widely-documented manufacturer

inscribed "FÜR VERDIENST IM MARINE VEREINSWESEN" on the centrepiece ring

Austria-Hungary, Imperial. A 2Nd Army Carpathian Winter Campaign Cap Badge, By Gurschner Archive the edge of the visor(Kappenabzeichen). A die stamped bronze gilt badge, in a horizontal rectangular shape with rounded off top corners, the obverse centre illustrates the portrait of Franz Joseph I superimposed over a plaque, above the engraved inscription VIRIBUS UNITIS, directly above the portrait is the inscription 2. ARMEE, at the base of the badge are two leaf motifs, behind the portrait plaque is an Alpine scene containing soldiers with rifles, enclosing the scene