Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Stanislaus, III Class with Swords, c.1917 Province of China Militar-Effekten

Militar-Effekten

Footnote: The medal was first issued some time after 1902

in the Photographic Section of the 38th Bomb Group

The large dirk features a 270 mm long magnetic steel blade

both measuring 21 cm (w) x 29

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Stanislaus, III Class with Swords, c.1917 Province of China Militar-Effekten( ). Instituted in 1765. Type II (1856 1917). In bronze gilt, a red enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials and an arch in the knee of each arm, double headed eagles with swords in each quadrant, the obverse and reverse centerpieces present a hand painted "S", reverse marked K for Keibel manufacture, measuring 50. 2 mm (w) x 51. 1 mm (h inclusive of its integral suspension), worn on a segment of ribbon, enamel cracks and chips in the 6 oclock arm