Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Studio Portrait of Soldier & Family Member in Bubble Frame with Possible Identification on Reverse - Paul Mankowski - 17 x 23” Sharps Rifle The patch sealed any open

The patch sealed any open space between the inside of the rifle barrel and the round ball

and the rear has an open bore width hole

This set is comprised of an Original 12th Lancer's Trooper's Helmet complete with chained chinstrap and red horsehair plume

A modern-day test firing of the M1918

Vizeadmiral Friedrich Hüffmeier

Original Austro-Hungarian WWI Studio Portrait of Soldier & Family Member in Bubble Frame with Possible Identification on Reverse - Paul Mankowski - 17 x 23” Sharps Rifle The patch sealed any openOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely and scarce portrait of an Austro Hungarian soldier alongside a family member, taken during the World War I era. The soldier is wearing an Austro Hungarian enlisted mans overseas cap with the FJI Cap badge, for Franz Joseph I. The frame measures 17 x 23 and is in good condition, with some of the ornate pieces on the front of the frame becoming loose. On the back of the frame are attached two copies of