Russia, Imperial. An Officer’s Gorget for Distinction Buy Now on coke bottle shaped pin

on coke bottle shaped pin

enamel chipping evident on the centrepiece ring on the MM

156th Infantry Battalion

The Battalion was raised in the Victoria and Haliburton Counties of Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Lindsay under the authority of G

Russia, Imperial. An Officer’s Gorget for Distinction Buy Now on coke bottle shaped pin( ). Constructed of gilded brass, the obverse consisting of a narrow crescent with a ribbed border, bearing a central raised double headed Imperial Russian eagle clutching an orb and sceptre, flanked by a raised Cyrillic inscription " " (FOR DISTINCTION), perforated with two holes for the accommodation of a neck chain which has been lost to time,unmarked, measuring 134 mm (w) x 74 mm (h), in very fine condition.