Russia, Imperial. A Medal for the Liberation of Moscow 1812, by Alexey Klepikov Auction Archive the metal guard exhibiting a

the metal guard exhibiting a few nicks and dents

engraved "1554 GEORGE COLE 1st BATTn 17th REGT

dagger with a nickel-plated steel blade

many are wearing their awards

where it saw action at the Battle of Caporetto (October - November 1917)

Russia, Imperial. A Medal for the Liberation of Moscow 1812, by Alexey Klepikov Auction Archive the metal guard exhibiting aConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Tsar Alexander I in medieval armour and wielding a spear with an ornately decorated shield executed in high relief, circumscribed by a Russian Cyrillic inscription of (RODOMYSL OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY), the reverse bearing a raised depiction of a seated female personification of the city of Moscow, situated behind a helmeted warrior wielding a sword and shield