Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight, By V. Mayer Sohne, C.1890 Archive Placed behind the sheath are

Placed behind the sheath are three leather-based items: the first of which is a piece of leather with its upper finished in black

and some scratching of the handle

measuring 88 mm (w) x 139 mm (h)

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Austria, Imperial. An Order Of Franz Joseph, Knight, By V. Mayer Sohne, C.1890 Archive Placed behind the sheath are(Kaiserlich sterreischischer Franz Joseph Orden). Instituted December 2 1849. Type I (1849 1914). Civil Division. In Gold, a beautiful knight featuring a red enamelled cross with a black enamel double headed eagle in each quadrant, the obverse medallion presents the initials FJ on a white enamel field while the reverse bears 1849 on a white enamel field, this medallion is on a hinge at 12 oclock allowing a small pocket to be discovered, the cross is