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    The rosette is very nice and looks quite right/like similar ones I have seen. The only thing that surprises me is how crude the device itself looks. I wonder how old this one is, it must pre-date 1900??

    Sorry - the crudity is due to my poor photography. The detail is actually extremely good - with magnification you can even see the stippling behing the lettering on the bandeau and the 'feathering' on the eagle. It looks to be made of solid silver, but the back has a sewn on cloth covering to which the pin is attached, so I can't see if the metalwork is hallmarked.

    I have seen one of these before in silver-plated brass, but this one is of much finer quality.

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    Stogieman.

    I hope this shows the detailing a bit better. As I say, it looks and feels like solid silver to me. Perhaps this was a commemorative for officers?? Even although the rosette is black, they have taken the trouble to insert a black velvet patch behind the skull's eyes. A nice little touch, I thought.

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