United States Merchant Marine Badge Buy Now he was fighting in a

he was fighting in a trench at the siege of Sevastopol when a shell fell among cases of ammunition and powder

contemporary official engraving: 27425 Sapr

at the age of 60

inscribed "Stirndruckfrei

in fine to very fine condition

United States Merchant Marine Badge Buy Now he was fighting in aUnited States Merchant Marine Badge Three piece construction, sterling silver with a gold coloured gilt, maker marked "A E CO UTICA NY" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse, illustrating an anchor overlaying a vertically striped shield, surrounded by compass points and the inscription "UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE", 24. 5 mm, with vertical pinback, some gilt loss, better than very fine.