Russia, Imperial. A First War Infantry Belt Buckle GTRexclude the reverse with a crimped

the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a rectangular base

Disability 40% for eyes

Footnote: This particular example was featured as an exemplar of the award on page 293 of Karsten Klingbeil’s “Orden: 1700-2000”

maker marked "IKOM" and numbered "60066" and "60082" on their respective reverses

1940 in Dunedin

Russia, Imperial. A First War Infantry Belt Buckle GTRexclude the reverse with a crimpedIn brass, embossed with the two headed eagle lesser coat of arms used between 1883 and 1917, reverse bears the intact dual loops and clip, measuring 71 mm (w) x 52 mm (h), spotting, light contact marks and bent, near very fine.