Photo of Lieutenant of the 60th lightweight battery State militia V. I. Lazarev

By the early twentieth century in the composition of the State militia, in addition to infantry, cavalry and engineer units, was part of the militia light battery. They were armed with light field guns legacy systems (often the sample 1877/1895.) and engaged in training marching replenishment for field artillery or served on vtorostepennyh parts of the front. Officers for such parts were selected from among the personnel of the artillery, for whatever reason (usually due to illness or injury) before the war enlisted in the reserve with restriction of date or dismissed. Was no exception and this officer, the rank, name, and whose name is known to us from the caption to the photo. On his chest visible symbol in memory of the 50th anniversary of stay of the Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich to the position of the General Feldzeugmeister, in 1906 handing all officers and ranks of the artillery, so he, of course, human gunner. That from 1906 to 1914. he never progressed beyond Lieutenant, refers to his stay in the reserve or in retirement. The officer dressed in the uniform of the army artillery of the sample in 1913, which differs from the shape of the regular units militia only cross on the crown cap. Equipment – omeopatiche sample 1912 edged weapons – officer's sword with the hilt of the sample 1909 and harassment is strongly curved blade, apparently of German origin. Today it is the only known photo of an officer of artillery of the State militia. The guarantee of authenticity.