This sepia photograph, pasted on a card page torn from a British military album, shows a company of this famous Italian light infantry unit, complete with their bugle section and officers standing in front of double files of men.

Complete cigarette card album by Waldorf Astoria, 308 cards in all, full colour illustrations together with Order of Battle on the outbreak of war in 1914, breakdown by army corps/regiment, showing home garrison towns and other details (30 x 28 cm). It shows in good detail and bright colour the uniforms of the pre-war German army.

This superb regimental history has six colour plates, with many black and white illustrations, as well as photographs and prints of commanding officers. It was privately published in 1945 by J.A. Sauzey, the author, and limited to 495 copies, of which 29 examples were a special edition. This is example number 276. There are 316 pages.

This sepia photograph, pasted on a card page torn from a British military album, shows a KuK Hussar regiment on parade. There are officers and trumpeters in front, with the bulk of the regiment in double files behind. The caption in English underneath simply says 'Austrian Hussars'.

The hilt incorporates the arms of Hungary and various arms of Austria (introduced 7 November 1915), with the motto 'Indivisibiliter ac inseparabiliter'. On the back is 'Geschutzt' (= patented) Hirschler' and the blade is stamped 'Offizielle Kriegsfursorge' (official war fund) - ie it is an official piece for raising money for the war effort.