Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of Alexander Nevsky, Number 2771 Province of China reverse with handwritten inscriptions and

reverse with handwritten inscriptions and addressed in black ink

featuring a turned-down collar flanked by collar tabs

a central “W” cipher and the date “1914” on the 6 o’clock arm

The knife is accompanied by its period original scabbard

including a set of Signals Hauptmann tabs

Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of Alexander Nevsky, Number 2771 Province of China reverse with handwritten inscriptions and( ). Instituted July 29, 1942. Type III. Constructed of partially gilded silver with enamels, the obverse consisting of a five pointed star with white enamelled arms, superimposed over a radiant decagon and with a pair of poleaxes piercing the centrepiece, overlaid by a semi circular laurel leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by a shield bearing a hammer and sickle, in turn overlaying a sword, bow, and quiver of arrows, surrounding a central