Sal Williams Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 This little late Christmas present came in the mail yesterday! With some help from Jacques as well as some very gentlemanly conduct as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sal Williams Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 looks like the makep mark punch bounced in the right corner to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Williams Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 hinge block Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sal Williams Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 The case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sal Williams Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Now for the more interesting part... this came with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Williams Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Well , when I asked for the sellers bank information the fellows last name turned out to be Oblau! So I asked what the relation was and Willi Oblau was his uncle. Needless to say I am pleased and that was the icing on the cake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gregory Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Sal,Very nice! Although I stopped actively pursuing TR stuff some time ago, and have never really been into LC items, I am a sucker for nice awards accompanied by their documents.I find quite a lot of nice and affordable Imperial documents on German eBay and am constantly astonished at the number of people who dispose of items that really did belong to members of their families.As in your case, it often only becomes apparent when you are able to compare the name on the documents with the seller's name. I think it is a little sad that so many people have no interest in their family's history, but I am happy to look after the items for them.Was this the only award and document the family had or do they have other documents, photos, letters, etc.?David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Williams Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Sal,Very nice! Although I stopped actively pursuing TR stuff some time ago, and have never really been into LC items, I am a sucker for nice awards accompanied by their documents.I find quite a lot of nice and affordable Imperial documents on German eBay and am constantly astonished at the number of people who dispose of items that really did belong to members of their families.As in your case, it often only becomes apparent when you are able to compare the name on the documents with the seller's name. I think it is a little sad that so many people have no interest in their family's history, but I am happy to look after the items for them.Was this the only award and document the family had or do they have other documents, photos, letters, etc.?DavidI am working on that very thing! Yes I think he has one more spanish document and a newsclipping but not much else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dond Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 One more thing to play with on my next trip.Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 One word Sal, WOW! KRPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 What a fantastic example I am astonished that it already arrived.Gerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 sal-wonderful condition on both award and doc!and both are rare - how many SK in gold andhow many wounded germans 36-39??very nice!joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Exactly what I am wondering! Gold<-->wounded. Perhaps disabled or crippled? I've never seen a GOLD to an NCO before-- Jacques? Fran?ois? Could this beTHE guy who got the one lone "Spanish" German wound badge... in silver? Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY BUTKUS Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 I don't know much about these awards, but i have to say yours looks like a beauty... And with a document to boot.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hunter Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 It way too nice a piece, Sal! It can't possibly be real! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerpionier Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Just a little thing... perhaps I am wrong, but every Spanish document I have seen shows the recipient's Spanish rank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Don't worry SAL, the doc is OK. Several writing do exist on these very documents for wounded, with spanish rank or german rank. I hope you are still chatting on MSn while I write this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzerpionier Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Don't worry SAL, the doc is OK. Several writing do exist on these very documents for wounded, with spanish rank or german rank. I hope you are still chatting on MSn while I write this. Ok, if Jacques says that there are documents with German ranks, it must be true.I hope Jacques answered before Sal had read my post. Otherwise, I hope I did not scare you, Sal!Best regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Williams Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 Ok, if Jacques says that there are documents with German ranks, it must be true.I hope Jacques answered before Sal had read my post. Otherwise, I hope I did not scare you, Sal!Best regardsI did read your post first Then I was chatting to Jacques on MSN and he continued to scare me for fun !!!before he finally said I should send it back....and then sent me his address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Williams Posted January 10, 2006 Author Share Posted January 10, 2006 I did read your post first Then I was chatting to Jacques on MSN and he continued to scare me for fun !!!before he finally said I should send it back....and then sent me his address I think jacques should post up the info he has on Oblau now since he almost gave me a heart attack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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