An Innsbruck Voluntary Home-Defence “Standschütze” Sleeve Patch GTRexclude WWI Pair to Josaphat Delisle

WWI Pair to Josaphat Delisle - 3rd Can

stamped "HS 458" ("HS" indicating the manufacturer

mounted showing obverse of the cross

dated April 1951

An Innsbruck Voluntary Home-Defence “Standschütze” Sleeve Patch GTRexclude WWI Pair to Josaphat DelisleAn extremely fine quality manufacture Standschtzen Bataillon Innsbruck sleeve patch; constructed of very fine multi coloured machine embroidery on a green wool background and a white rayon backer; measuring 116 mm x 79 mm; mint condition. Footnote: In the 15th and 16th centuries Standschtzen were rifle guilds involved in voluntary military operations at the Austrian borders. In this case, the individual was involved in the voluntary protection of the