Russian, Imperial. A Fire Brigade Helmet Plate Hold and a flat vertical pinback

and a flat vertical pinback

in October 1946

lightly padded

As the invasion flotilla hove to in the predawn hours

The shirt measures 530 mm across the shoulders and 890 mm in length overall

Russian, Imperial. A Fire Brigade Helmet Plate Hold and a flat vertical pinbackConstructed of bronze, the obverse consisting of a detailed double headed Romanov imperial eagle, clutching an orb and sceptre, overlaying cross axes, bearing a central raised shield depicting St. George slaying a dragon, with wings bearing regional coats of arms, the reverse with both attachment prongs intact, unmarked, measuring 105 mm (w) x 110 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.