WWI Russian Imperial Officer Buckle

Two-headed eagle with shield and crowns spreads itself across a belt plate.

This World War I Russian imperial officer buckle is from Russia, and is ca. 1914. It is bronze. Military buckles were commonly cast or stamped in bronze or brass, and the emblems on them, such as eagles and crowns, identified the service and state of the wearer. Plate with clipped corners, in dark worn metal with a golden-toned raised double-headed bird at the center. Small crowns and a shield with tiny emblems fill the wings, and the surface is scratched and tarnished. It is 3 inches wide, 0.5 deep and 2 high.

Plenty of heads, plenty of crowns, and very little shyness.