Prussia, Kingdom. An Order Of St. John, Officer’s Breast Star, C.1880 Archive Dagger measuring 370 mm in

Dagger measuring 370 mm in length with the scabbard on

the medal suspended from a sterling silver RCNVR crown hanger with pinback

reverse with a mix of oak and laurel leaves at the top

with a smooth-finished dark brown upper and raw underside

Prussia, Kingdom. An Order Of St. John, Officer’s Breast Star, C.1880 Archive Dagger measuring 370 mm in(Brustkreuz des Johanniter Ordens Balley Brandenburg). Instituted in 1852 by King Frederick William III of Prussia in the typical style of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg, the Protestant branch of the Johanniterorden (Johanniter Order). A silver Maltese cross with a lightly pebbled obverse, the reverse with reinforcements to the cross but otherwise plain, with a vertical needle style pinback, a barrel hinge, and a broad wire catch, unmarked, measuring 53