Austria, Empire. Three Austro-Hungarian Knives Hold Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster No

Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster No

maker marked “RZM 35” (Wachtler & Lange

Mounted to a typical Japanese-style suspension

the base illustrating a wreath of oak leaves with the shield on Karl I at its bottom and surmounted by the Austrian and Hungarian crowns

above an inscription of “26

Austria, Empire. Three Austro-Hungarian Knives Hold Parliamentary Recruiting Committee Poster No1. Knife with 24. 5cm steel blade, wooden handle with horizontal etchings, , marked J Peterlongo, Innsbruck dating the piece between 1826 to 1898, loop on end, steel scabbard; 2. Knife with 24 cm length steel blade, smooth wooden handle with strap loop, steel scabbard, having been pitted and cleaned; 3. Trench Knife with wooden handle, 20. 5 cm blade with leather washer, black painted steel scabbard, fine as a lot.