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Photo of K.u.K. Gendarme Vizewachtmeister Franz Unterholzner. The 3 6-pointed stars on his collar indicate his rank of Vizewachtmeister (sergeant). He's armed with the Mannlicher Model 1890 Gendarmerie Repetier-Carabiner M1890. These carbines are also known as Österreichisches Extra-Corps-Gewehr M.90. It has a fixed M88 bayonet. The Gendarmerie (Rural Police) Carbine, was a variant of the cavalry carbine that was introduced in 1892. It accepted the standard M1888 type knife bayonet. It had the bayonet lug on the right side of the nose cap. It did not have provisions for a stacking hook. The carbine has its sling swivels on the bottom of the butt stock and forward barrel band.
On the reverse:
Zum Andenken an
das Abgehen des
Vizewachtmeister
Franz Unterholzner
am 22./5.1915 ins
Feld aufgenommen
Erich Cassler
In Remembrance
of the departure of
Vizewachtmeister Franz Unterholzner
on 22 May 1915
to the front
Erich Cassler
On the reverse:
Zum Andenken an
das Abgehen des
Vizewachtmeister
Franz Unterholzner
am 22./5.1915 ins
Feld aufgenommen
Erich Cassler
In Remembrance
of the departure of
Vizewachtmeister Franz Unterholzner
on 22 May 1915
to the front
Erich Cassler
