Russia, Imperial. An Order of Saint Vladimir, IV. Class, Military Division with Swords, c. 1917 Auction " (William Locke McKinnon) in

" (William Locke McKinnon) in a ribbon banner on the blade

and was later re-edited as The Memoirs of Field-Marshal Keitel by Walter Görlitz from a translation by David Irving as the author in 1965

inscribed "MINISTÈRE DE LA GUERRE" above

very fine footnote: Robert Snelgrove was born in Saskatchewan in 1897 and worked as a Farmer until he enlisted in March 1916

Russia, Imperial. An Order of Saint Vladimir, IV. Class, Military Division with Swords, c. 1917 Auction " (William Locke McKinnon) in( ). Instituted September 22nd, 1782. Constructed of bronze gilt with red and black enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with straight arms, with crossed swords in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a delicately hand painted insignia, the reverse inscribed in Russian with the institution date September 22, 1782, on a loop for suspension from its correct modern replacement ribbon, unmarked, measuring 35. 0 mm (w) x 39. 0 mm