A Turkish First War Austrian-Made Xv Corps Ottoman Imperial Army Badge Newly Listed Lüdenscheid) and marked "D

Lüdenscheid) and marked "D

on full-length worn neck ribbon with vertical octagonal-shaped thirteen star cravat with single hook on reverse

unofficial rivets connecting last clasp

An additional slip enclosed in his paperwork states

A Turkish First War Austrian-Made Xv Corps Ottoman Imperial Army Badge Newly Listed Lüdenscheid) and marked "DDie stamped bronze gilt, obverse illustrating a Turkish soldier, inscribed "XV. KAIS. OSM. ARMEE KORPS" above, the coat of arms of Austria, Hungary, Turkey and Germany, along with the engraver mark "M. U." at the base, reverse engraver and maker marked "ENTW. U. AUSGEF. ATEL. G. GURSCHNER WIEN VII 2.", 33 mm x 40. 3 mm, missing its vertical pinback, traces of gilt wear remains, very fine. Footnote: Austrian Army contractors made four of these badges