Russia, Imperial. A Badge of the Army Higher Engineering and Technical School Archive the other pair without stampings

the other pair without stampings

the scabbard shaft demonstrating faint scratching

it sort of reminded me of the black hole of Calcutta

while the reverse also bears images of various badges

Russia, Imperial. A Badge of the Army Higher Engineering and Technical School Archive the other pair without stampingsConstructed 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