Enlisted Man's or NCO's Badge of the 4th Nesvizh Grenadier Regiment (in Honor) of General-Field Marshal Prince Barclay de Tolly, 1908-1917.
Brass gilt; measures 42.9 mm in height, 42.0 mm in width; weighs 14.4 g not including the screw plate. A well-designed solid quality piece of three-piece construction: the wreath and the flaming grenade with the cypher of Emperor Nicholas II are separate parts attached to the cross by wires.
In excellent condition. The raised details of the wreath and center medallion and Emp. Nicholas' cypher in particular are exceptionally well-preserved and crisp, while the lettering on the arms of the cross isa literally pristine. The gilt finish on the arms is likewise beautifully pr
Brass gilt; measures 42.9 mm in height, 42.0 mm in width; weighs 14.4 g not including the screw plate. A well-designed solid quality piece of three-piece construction: the wreath and the flaming grenade with the cypher of Emperor Nicholas II are separate parts attached to the cross by wires.
In excellent condition. The raised details of the wreath and center medallion and Emp. Nicholas' cypher in particular are exceptionally well-preserved and crisp, while the lettering on the arms of the cross isa literally pristine. The gilt finish on the arms is likewise beautifully preserved, while the center medallion shows a very attractive even patina. The fire gilt on the reverse is pristine. The attachment wires are intact and tight. The screw post measures approx. 18 mm in length - has not been reduced. The unmarked wing nut is of the period, fits perfectly, and is probably original to the badge.
Badges of the 4th Grenadier Regiment are exceedingly rare. According to the Regimental Badges of Imperial Russia by Viktor Kempf published in 2012, not a single officer's badge in silver or silver and gold had been offered for sale in an international auction, whereas only two examples of the enlisted man's badge in brass were sold in 2005 and 2008 in Russian auctions.
It is also quite telling that both the Regimental Badges of Imperial Russia by Kempf and Badges of Russia by Patrikeev and Boinovich apparently show a photo of the same example of the officer's badge, while only the latter has a photo of the Enlisted Man's badge.
/Viktor Kempf, Regimental Badges of Imperial Russia, page 75; Patrikeev and Boinovich, Badges of Russia, Vol. 2, page
80/.
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