Russia, Imperial. A Set Of Imperial Russian Army Guards Regiment Retired Lieutenant General Epaulettes, With Case, By P.a. Fokin Hold the reverse inscribed “Der Tapferkeit”

the reverse inscribed “Der Tapferkeit” (German- For Bravery) within a laurel wreath tied together at the base

" was later documented as "Trench Fever"

and on his arm a Demyansk Shield

Manufactured in Alpaca “Feinsilber” by Johann Wagner & Sohn

18 mm x 115 mm)

Russia, Imperial. A Set Of Imperial Russian Army Guards Regiment Retired Lieutenant General Epaulettes, With Case, By P.a. Fokin Hold the reverse inscribed “Der Tapferkeit”( ). A very well preserved, privately purchased set of epaulettes belonging to a retired Lieutenant General of the Imperial Russian Army Guards Regiment. Each epaulette is constructed of a padded, smooth red wool base, topped by a layer of fine woven silver aluminum wire threading. Both are trimmed at the exterior with an array of silver aluminum wire tassels, emanating from a cascading fringe of identical construction. The outer edge of each is