Austrohungarian kappen / armeeabzeichen

[lokvar]

Hello

In this post i would like to present you some books/catalouges of Austrohungarian pins. Some time we use the word kappenabzeichen or armeeabzeichen.
Is the same, but for collectors is the word armeeabzeichen more apropriate. The armeeabzeichen was an type of art in those times. In future posts i will present some manufacturers and designers / authors of them. In some cases the designers of the armeeabzeichen was offizer in Austrohungarian army and some of them died in battlefield. Every armeeabzeichen have his own meaning, and specificy in details. Mostly motifs from the battlefields or the worst battles. But we have also an patriotische abzeichen, for collectors who collect WW2 something like (but not the same) German WHW.

The first book is like an bible for Austrohungarian armeeabzeichen collectors.
Author : Janez J. Švajncer.
Printed in 500 copies in 1991.
The book is also wery rare, there was no reprints.
The book in in black/white.

[lokvar]

Today another book/catalougue.
Title: Kappenabzeichen /militarabzeiche of Austrohungarian army 1914-1918
Author: Alberto Lembo with cooperation of Siro Offelli (Italian)
450 pages A4 format
Armeeabzeichen classifed in order by all types of army ( infantry, cavallery, field haubitz, engieniers, ecc)
Every pin have a description : manufacturer (if known), material in use, weight,length and width, author (if known) and description on which front he fight.
Is a good book.
Sorry for my broken English...

Best regards S.

[lokvar]

Today a masterpiece of my friend David Erik Pipan.
A book with a lot of pictures and descriptions of armeeabzeichen.
Title : Tako značko nosim jaz in english :that badge i wear
The book based on Isonzo front badges and badges of Slovenian soldiers in monarchy.
In future i think will be avalible also in english.

Enjoy in fotos...

[lokvar]

More fotos...

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at least....

[CCMJR]

Thanks for showing these books. Like many, I have always thought this was a fascinating topic. Large collections were possible when started many years ago. Today, the popularity (and thus the rise in prices) of these badges has made putting together such collections much more difficult. Still, I look forward to such a book in English.