Saxe-Weimar and Eisenach, Duchy. An 1847 Berka Riflemen’s Honour Gorget to F.W. Kruse

(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 UNÜBERWINDLICH” (“UNITY MAKES STRONG PATRIOTISM INSURMOUNTABLE”), with a dedication from the Berka Riflemen’s 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 hallmark of the city of Weimar, and an unidentified silversmith mark, measuring 127 mm (w) x 133 mm (h), weighing 102.3 grams, age-appropriate oxidation evident, in overall near extremely fine condition.