№121249Badge of the Grenadier Sapper Battalion of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich

Russian Empire. Badge of the Grenadier Sapper Battalion of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich.

Officially approved on the 27th of April, 1911.

A badge in the form of a double-headed eagle resting on a figured shield. The eagle is crowned with the imperial crown. On the wings of the eagle are the monograms of the Emperors Paul I and Nicholas II, on the chest is the Moscow coat of arms. On the shield are crossed axes and a flaming grenade with the monogram of Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich. On the edge of the shield are the dates "1797-1897".

An extremely rare badge in excellent preservation.

Received from a family with a photo of the cavalier.

Silver. Assay stamp "84, cocooned head, alpha". The namesake of the master "AB" - Andrey Bragin ?, the sign of the certificate of complex products "head in a cocoanut" in a circle. Size 45*45mm.

The sign was clumsily attached to the cover of the family album (traces of attachment on the reverse). The screw is restored. The nut is matched.