Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight’s Cross, By Gebrüder Resch, Ca. 1880 Hold Most Eminent Order of the

Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire

The blade sits securely within the silvered upper crossguard

This insignia was introduced in 1907 and worn throughout WWI

after Guadalcanal

Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight’s Cross, By Gebrüder Resch, Ca. 1880 Hold Most Eminent Order of the(Kaiserlich sterreichischer Franz Joseph Orden Ritterkreuz). Instituted 2 December 1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph I. (1849 1918 issue). Constructed of Gold with multi coloued enamels, consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enameled arms, the obverse bearing a central white enameled disc overlaid by a raised Gold monogram of Emperor Franz Joseph I, with a double headed and black enameled Austrian imperial eagle joining the quadrants, its beaks clutching