(42. domobranska pješačka divizija, also 42. Honved Inf. Division). In die-cut brass, the obverse with a 42nd Home Guard Infantry Division (Devil's Division) cap badge in zinc affixed to the oval panel at the top, the badge bearing an eagle over the dates "1914-17", with a Croatian chequerboard oval in the centre, framed by the inscription "42 DOMOBRANSKA-VRAZJA-Divizija" within a cluster of leafing, the badge measuring 31.8 mm (w) x 40 mm (h). The voided portion of the frame is designed to display the photograph and is flanked by cartridge shells, each of which has been severed in half, with branches protruding on the perimeter, complemented by a copper ring affixed via two copper pins to the lower panel. The reverse has an easel hinged in place at the top, with dual clips affixed at the bottom that are designed to support a photograph with a glass cover plate. The frame measures 223 in width at the widest point (the protruding branches), 187 mm in width at the base and 240 mm in height and exhibits spotting and contact marks. Very fine.
Footnote: The 42nd Home Guard Infantry Division was given the nickname the Devil's Division. It was an infantry division of the Royal Croatian Home Guard within the Austro-Hungarian Army which was active during the First World War.