Saxe-Weimar And Eisenach, Duchy. An 1847 Berka Riflemen’s Honour Gorget To F.w. Kruse Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic 000 sold/distributed)

000 sold/distributed)

who was used to being assisted in the administration of her vast realms

circumscribed by an inscription of “ALLEN GEWALTEN ZUM TROTZ SICH ERHALTEN” (“STAY TRUE TO YOURSELF DESPITE EVERY ADVERSITY”)

surrounding a central enameled shield bearing the flags of the Ottoman Empire

inscribed twice in pencil "Genrl Williams" and numbered "2314" on the reverse

Saxe-Weimar And Eisenach, Duchy. An 1847 Berka Riflemen’s Honour Gorget To F.w. Kruse Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic 000 sold/distributed)(Schutzen Ringkragen). Constructed of silver, on a double loop suspension with a chain and period original tri colour neck string, consisting of a shield bearing an etched inscription of EINIGKEIT MACHT STARK VATERLANDSLIEBE UNBERWINDLICH (UNITY MAKES STRONG PATRIOTISM INSURMOUNTABLE), with a dedication from the Berka Riflemens Company to F. W. Kruse of Saalborn and a date of 1847, the reverse with a silver Lot mark of 13 for a content of 812, a