13th KuK Jaeger badge, Austrian (c 1910)

Title	13th KuK Jaeger badge
Nationality	Austrian
Period	c 1910

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In my opinion, this is the badge of the 13th Jaeger regiment (see The Austrian Mountain Troops, published by Verlag Militaria). It would have been worn by the Landwehr troops of the Austrian army on the full dress parade hat with black grouse feathers during the Edwardian period and into WW1.

By 1911, there were already at least 21 of these regiments on the army list, according to this excellent book. The only slight mystery is that the numbers within the horn were normally in a silver finish to contrast with the gilt of the horn, but I have looked high and low in books on other European armies and drawn a blank, Belgium being the nearest possibility with its old imperial Austrian connections. The problem is compounded by the size of the badge (10 x 7cm). Also, there is a pin fitting on the back, which is somewhat unusual for these badges.

It is a die-struck gilt tombak badge. Its condition is excellent, apart from a couple of blemishes, possibly caused by the fitting of the pin's hook and hinge elements. Sadly, the central prong of the pin is missing.

Prov: from the J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd. Pattern Book Archive, sold at auction by order of the National Army Museum, London.

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[Militaria : Badges : Austrian : 20th Century]

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