Bronze Grade (possible silver grade
with the aim of giving the nobility practice in horsemanship and the use of weapons
repair evident in the blue enamels at the bottom tip of the shield
The torpedo caused the magazines of HMS Matabele to blow up and the ship sank within two minutes off Kola Inlet (69° 21'N
They were often tied to a bayonet or mounted on a rifle
Braunschweig, Dukedom. An Order Of Henry The Lion, Officer’s Cross With Swords, C.1914 United Republic of Bronze Grade (possible silver grade(Orden Heinrichs des Lwen). Instituted on 25 April 1834 by William VII Duke of Braunschweig. (1910 1918 Issue). A Maltese cross constructed of gilded silver with light blue enamelled arms, with swords crossed through the centre medallion, centre obverse featuring a hand painted white column with a jumping, white horse, over a red enamelled background with gilt border, crowned ring, reverse centre presents a vertical pin assembly, measuring 57. 72 mm