Russia Imperial. A Studio Portrait Photograph Of A Military Band C.1905 Archive Buckle in Brass

Buckle in Brass

Armband is approximately 13cm (or 5 inches) tall

in die stamped bronzed steel

in their hardshelled case of issue

Swords in silver gilt (1866-1918)

Russia Imperial. A Studio Portrait Photograph Of A Military Band C.1905 Archive Buckle in BrassRussia (Imperial); Black and white, matte finish, on an off white pressed paper stock, the obverse illustrating a military band consisting of forty members, organized in four rows, the front row seated on the carpeted floor, the second row on a bench, while the back two rows are standing, most of the members holding tubas, many wearing their medals, four young members at the front with various woodwind instruments, along with a dog in the centre