Russia, Imperial. A Large Cossack Studio Portrait with Orders Auction The exterior of the cover

The exterior of the cover features an illustration of a rifle

the reverse unused and measuring 9 cm (w) x 14 cm (h)

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

the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR KRIEGSVERDIENST 1939”

Russia, Imperial. A Large Cossack Studio Portrait with Orders Auction The exterior of the coverStudio 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.