Austria-Hungary, Empire. A Hussar Shako Plate certificate_of_authenticity The unit was engaged against

The unit was engaged against the Red Army in the Baltics through the fall and winter of 1944/1945 and was effectively annihilated in Samland

51 mm knurled pin

marked IKPM Zagreb

1920 in Linsfeld

and pinned with classic SA-style bronze oak leaf and acorn insignia

Austria-Hungary, Empire. A Hussar Shako Plate certificate_of_authenticity The unit was engaged against(Tschako Adler). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of a crowned and double headed Austro Hungarian imperial eagle, clutching a sword and orb, overlaid by a shield bearing a depressed number 7 highlighted in black, the reverse retaining a central bar completing in each end with a malleable butterfly clip for attachment, unmarked, measuring 60 mm (w) x 75 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.