Bavaria, Kingdom. An Observer’s Badge, By Carl Poellath Buy Now the Italian soldier with a

the Italian soldier with a knife in his teeth and holding a flag bearing a skull with crossed bones and inscribed "DESPERATA" in his left hand

An ovular badge constructed of gilded zinc (15% gild remains)

Lieutenant General Winfield Scott denied Berdan's request because he feared the issuance of Sharps rifles would lead to a waste of ammunition

before embarking on June 16

Bavaria, Kingdom. An Observer’s Badge, By Carl Poellath Buy Now the Italian soldier with a(Beobachterabzeichen). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Bavarian royal crown, with a central black and white checkered enamel applique set within a red enameled border, set on top of a ribbed background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded catch, maker marked C. POELLATH, SCHROBENHAUSEN and