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 There are also a few

There are also a few small scuffs

and the rear has an open bore width hole

William Briner can be found at the 8th Air Force website at this link and his grave marker with obituary and war time photo can be found at this link

with "VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX" around the edge

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

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 There are also a fewOriginal 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