Russia, Imperial. A Large Cossack Studio Portrait with Orders Auction The obverse of the blade

The obverse of the blade bears a highly detailed acid-etched inscription of “ZUR ERINNERUNG AN MEINE DIENSTZEIT” (“IN COMMEMORATION OF MY SERVICE TIME”)

obverse core is scratched/marked up on the upper arm

II Class Silver Grade Honour Medals (Ministère du Commerce et de l'Industrie): in silver

presenting minor tarnished silver and light contact from period wear

The exterior of the cover features an illustration of a rifle

Russia, Imperial. A Large Cossack Studio Portrait with Orders Auction The obverse of the bladeStudio portrait by Tonka Studio of Zagreb, cossack solider in traditional garb, wearing several orders including Bulgarian Order of Civil Merit, Russian Orders of St. Anne and St. Stanislaus, both with swords, Greek Order of the Redeemer, 16. 5 cm (w) x 25 cm (h) on matte background, with staining, fair.