Austria-Hungary A-H Bravery Medals?

[Tom Y]

Here are the medals in question from this thread. To me they look good, but I'd like some other opinions.

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Tom any picture of the rears?? Kev in Deva

[Tom Y]

Hallo Tom any picture of the rears?? Kev in Deva

I knew someone was gonna ask that Not yet, but am asking for them.

[hunyadi]

Szervusz Tom -

The medals look good - the kopies that are floating around are very poor (so far) To me the medals look good and the dual repeat bar on the large bravery is probably period as well. Key question to ask "is there a mark underneath the repeat bars" - all originals that I have seen have them, but I am careful with the word "all". The center two obviusly have new ribbons - or NOS ribbons. A few rolls of bravery ribbon keep popping up around here and they keep using new brass hooks and eyelet. Though they are getting smarter by painting the hardware white or black enamel as some manufacturers did. The outter two ribbons look more period - but check the hardware - only a reverse shot will tell you that! Personaly never dealt with the individual - cant help you there.

[Josef Rietveld]

Hi Tom,

IMHO als medals are good, the 2nd and 3rd ribbon seem to be new ones. As Hunyadi wrote, you have to look at the backside of the repeated awards bar if thre is a marker mark JC, zimbler whatever. but i know also old bars for repeated award with NO marks.

regards

Haynau

what does he ask for them? everythin less than 90 USD would be a real bargain.

[Guest Rick Research]

The silver medals should also have a tiny indented "dot" assay office hallmark on the rims at about 1 o'clock-- normally the "A" of Vienna. I know some were supposedly made in Budapest, but I've never seen any other mark.

[Tom Y]

Just got the reverse. Again, the FJ looks good to me.

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Tom

small point, wonder why he didnt turn over the bronze?? the silver looks ok, I would say the two clean looking ribbons are replacements, the hollow rivet in them looks to have a wider rim where the hook goes through.

Kevin in Deva,

[Tom Y]

Hallo Tom

small point, wonder why he didnt turn over the bronze?? the silver looks ok, I would say the two clean looking ribbons are replacements, the hollow rivet in them looks to have a wider rim where the hook goes through.

Kevin in Deva,

Maybe unintetional. Thanks all. I think I'm gonna go for the FJ Large Silver.

[hunyadi]

Hi Tom -

The large silver FJ is the best of the lot and the most valuable - the repeat bars look original. Good luck!

[Tom Y]

The silver medals should also have a tiny indented "dot" assay office hallmark on the rims at about 1 o'clock-- normally the "A" of Vienna. I know some were supposedly made in Budapest, but I've never seen any other mark.

These are on a Small FJ Silver I have at 1:00[attachmentid=57237]

and 11:00[attachmentid=57239]

I had assumed they were rim dings. The 11:00 looks more dingy than the scan shows.

[Tom Y]

It was waiting for me today and I'm happy as a hog in ....a peanut patch [attachmentid=58345]

It's got the inky dinky A[attachmentid=58345]

[Tom Y]

and the repeat bars have this[attachmentid=58347]

with enough discoloration (looks like nicotine stains) to show that they've been there for a while.[attachmentid=58348]

All in all I think I done good.

[hunyadi]

Wow - that is a nice one - wish I had gotten home to find that! From what you have shown - no doubt that its 110% original in every way. Nice find!

[Tom Y]

Wow - that is a nice one - wish I had gotten home to find that! From what you have shown - no doubt that its 110% original in every way. Nice find!

Thanks I think maybe I'll keep it Wonder if the mark on the bars could be related to the square marked EK's.