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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 121405, member: 44"]As well as other countries, empires, etc... such as Austria-Hungary, anything connect to the Hapsburg Empire, Albania, Serbia, Ottoman Turks, England's Mercian Kings, Scotland's Perth, borough of Wimbledon in London, and the list goes on and on and on...</p><p><br /></p><p>Davey, this is a tough one. Like you I think probably an Imperial Russian military something or other. How dare the maker not give us a clue like something clutched in his talons or a shield with St. George doing his dragon thing or something on his chest! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /> Many of the double-headed eagles of Imperial Russia had a crown over the heads as well as a crown on each individual head. This eagle badge just seems too plain for an office or rank of importance in the Russian military. So far the closest I have come up with for this plain eagle is a badge on an Imperial Russian 1910 cartridge pouch. It definitely is not the same in design or size:</p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8015724_imperial-russian-commander-uniform" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8015724_imperial-russian-commander-uniform" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8015724_imperial-russian-commander-uniform</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 121405, member: 44"]As well as other countries, empires, etc... such as Austria-Hungary, anything connect to the Hapsburg Empire, Albania, Serbia, Ottoman Turks, England's Mercian Kings, Scotland's Perth, borough of Wimbledon in London, and the list goes on and on and on... Davey, this is a tough one. Like you I think probably an Imperial Russian military something or other. How dare the maker not give us a clue like something clutched in his talons or a shield with St. George doing his dragon thing or something on his chest! :( Many of the double-headed eagles of Imperial Russia had a crown over the heads as well as a crown on each individual head. This eagle badge just seems too plain for an office or rank of importance in the Russian military. So far the closest I have come up with for this plain eagle is a badge on an Imperial Russian 1910 cartridge pouch. It definitely is not the same in design or size: [URL]https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/8015724_imperial-russian-commander-uniform[/URL] --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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