Russia, Imperial. A Badge of the Army Higher Engineering and Technical School Archive 145 mm x 120 mm

145 mm x 120 mm

the scabbard shaft demonstrating faint scratching

in turn bearing a machine-embroidered field-grey mobile swastika

it sort of reminded me of the black hole of Calcutta

secured together with an original paper stock wrapper featuring blank spaces for the addition of handwritten specs and inventory information

Russia, Imperial. A Badge of the Army Higher Engineering and Technical School Archive 145 mm x 120 mmConstructed of a silver alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a ribbon defaced by initials ( ), surrounding a cluster of lightning bolts pierced by a crossed shovel and pickaxe, situated above an anchor, topped by a flaming grenade, and overlaid by a double headed Russian imperial eagle, the reverse with a central threaded screwpost retraining an original backplate, unmarked, measuring