Is this an austrian buckle?

[lach470]

Hey gang! Quick question....is this an Austrian buckle? It certainly looks like it but there are some slight differences to the eagles that I don't recognize (ex.: the Austrian examples that I've seen have one eagle holding a sword...this example has it holding some sort of staff).

I know my German buckles.....but not my Austrian (?) ones....

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks guys!

Rob

[Tom Y]

That's an Imperial Russian Eagle. Notice St. George on its breast.

[lach470]

thanks Tom! I appreciate the quick response! Any value to these things?

Cheers!

Rob

[TS Allen]

I'm not familiar with the buckles in particular, but Imperial Russian militaria can get pricy.

The Imperial Russian stuff is starting to compare to Imperial German stuff quite nicely. I could imagine that the value is probably similar to a relatively standard Prussian brass buckle.

Just to give you an idea of what Imperial Russian militaria is realizing lately, I recently saw an Imperial Russian officer's tunic selling for $1,800. So sad, I used to want to collect that era....

~TS

[lach470]

Thanks for the info. I never did get the buckle but it's interesting to note that this type of Russian militaria is "taking off" so to speak in regards to prices. $1800 is mucho bucks!

Cheers!

Rob