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This could be a 1920's french or German made St Georges. For Emigre wear. George

The All seeing eye is a freemason symbol. also used on US currency today. The Imperial russian used this symbol on several medals. In this case the image is the "All seeing eye" of God. George

No problem Tom. Glad to help. George

You dont usual see artillerymen wearing swords in the field, But I think the issue piece pre war was the M1881 saber. enlistedmen usually had bayonet fittings on the scabbard. somewhat like the third saber in the pic George

Heres the best i could find to match the pic. Badge of the 1st Vyborg Fortress Artillery. George

Dress sword should not be sharpened. Usually done after the fact by the vet or future owners. George

Nice looking piece Chuck. Should look nice mounted on a piece of Malachite. George

Welcome back Chuck. My books shows this as the 197th Lesnaya Infantry Regiment. Nice badge George

New copy of the St. alex. nevsky. I think it sold for more than $4000.00 the first time. George

Hi, theres a beautiful Eduard SS Star for sale right now on Collect Russia site. Lots og good pics of exatly what to look for in a 1900 1910 issue. Keibel issue pieces were mainly the same in dimensions. except thiese were a bit flatter in style the Eduard pieces were higher in the center. There were other makers outside of Russia some marked some not. Please post pictures of your piece someone may be able to help id maker I'm not a silver expert but I think russia hallmarked all there pieces. George

I see NO problem with asking for a second opinion of an item before sinking lots of $$$ on it. Sorry I cant comment on the Bar, Its not my field. Welcome to the forum and I'm sure someone could comment it. George

pre Soviet, Imperial 75 anniversary Jeton. 1908c Civil school. No ribbon . Worn on a chain as a fob. George

Might be deutscher Schulverein. George

Hi Newsprint is not produced to last a long time. yellowing will occure within 1 yr or so even if stored in boxes. Most newswprint being recycled is bleached with a number of chem. Your best bet is to store originals and see if you can get to negatives, if the agency still prints that way. From the negs you can have a contact PMT. made which will last quite a long time. You could also laminate the stories but they will still yellow in time. George Newspaper printing for 30yrs.

Yes Rick, They used Ivory because it was a stable medium for paint. Nice link Bear, I didnt know it was there either. George

Hi Rick Did it look as if painted on Ivory? The small paper may have held a hair keepsake of the Czar for a special friend. George

Yes Looks like Alexander Pavlovich, Alexander 1 1801-1825 George

The crown on the eagle heads and between is a copy of the first Romanov crown worn by Michael Fedodorovich Gems and gold with a banding of Sable. The Emblem itself is the State emblem of the second Czar Alexei Mikhailovich. The Badge is for the St petersberg Archaeological Institute. Nice badge George

I think its Montenegro. George

Darrell is correct. I was a little hesitant to open the catch. Looks like it was never opened. There was nothing on the other side. Thanks for the response. George

More Case reverse Any Idea of pricing on this? thanks George

The badge

Here's a good reason to keep looking in ebay for hidden treasures. Near mint example of the Eastern peoples badge with swords 90% or better gold finish intact.

Just guessing. Grand Prince Dimitri Konstantinovich Cousin to the Czar. George

anyone know if its real and a value so I can list for sale? Thanks again George