Original WWI Austro-Hungarian Officer Kepi With “Kaiser Karl” K Bullion Cockade MP 44 The leather blade washer is

The leather blade washer is still present

with a reception area for der führer and his guests

This model features a later version of the Sharps action with an improved gas seal and vertical breech

which connects to a small channel ending in a dish shaped depression on the breech block

We can however still see a clear manufacturer rondel marking on the side

Original WWI Austro-Hungarian Officer Kepi With “Kaiser Karl” K Bullion Cockade MP 44 The leather blade washer isOriginal Item: Only One Available. Austria Hungary, often referred to as the Austro Hungarian Empire, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after its defeat in the First World War. The kepi is a cap with a flat circular top and a peak, or visor.