Marcin L Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Hello, Would anyone advice what kind of awards we can see below, just above the belt? Is it Reichswehr / Freikorps? Regards and thanks! Marcin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedehansen Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hello Marcin, IMO it is an award from a Freikorpsunit. It seems to be the Bugstern. Regards Andreas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcin L Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Thanks, Andreas. I have found some information here: http://www.ehrenzeichen-orden.de/weimarer-republik/bug-stern-der-schutztruppe-bug-vergl-oek-33351.html - maybe someone will find it also useful someday. Regards, Marcin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) Nice photo, thanks for showing, here is the award Edited March 26, 2014 by dante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolewts58 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Could you show the reverse of that badge? I have my doubts about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I hope not I got it from you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolewts58 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 (edited) You never got this from me. You must have me mixed up with someone else. The only one I have ever sold was to Chuck Scaglione in 1994, who bought my first Freikorps collection. It was a typical private purchase, enamelled screwback version by Meybauer. I'm actually looking again for an enamel version like this. So, I if I had one, I wouldn't sell it. What I don't like about yours is the pale blue enamel. The current fakes have this color. The central enamel should be medium, dark blue and the original issue version with black-lacquered center and plain wreath. Genuine enamelled versions were only made by Meybauer and came in screwback and pinpack versions and are marked with the Meybauer double-headed eagle mark and '800' on a small rectangular plate sweated onto the base of the star's rays. Edited March 28, 2014 by bolewts58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destruction Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Hi Brian, He got it from me And it's not enamel, it's transit laquered version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destruction Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) P.S. Damn Saturday morning. Paul, it's not the one I sold you on WAF, is it? I'd pay more attention Edited March 29, 2014 by Destruction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destruction Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) You never got this from me. You must have me mixed up with someone else. The only one I have ever sold was to Chuck Scaglione in 1994, who bought my first Freikorps collection. It was a typical private purchase, enamelled screwback version by Meybauer. I'm actually looking again for an enamel version like this. So, I if I had one, I wouldn't sell it. What I don't like about yours is the pale blue enamel. The current fakes have this color. The central enamel should be medium, dark blue and the original issue version with black-lacquered center and plain wreath. Genuine enamelled versions were only made by Meybauer and came in screwback and pinpack versions and are marked with the Meybauer double-headed eagle mark and '800' on a small rectangular plate sweated onto the base of the star's rays. There were definitely more versions. Sorry for my mistake, the badge shown I've seen before, I believe it's an interesting one with horizontal pin set up instead of vertical, right? Edited March 29, 2014 by Destruction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolewts58 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I'd like to see better pictures of it because I have never seen this type before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 My deepest apologies Brian, yes I got it from Mr D on WAF, it was the Hamburg cross I got from you , sorry its packed at the moment and in storage so cannot give a better photo, again Brian my apologies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolewts58 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) No problem, Paul. With so many deals back and forth with various people, it's easy to get confused about the origins of all of our trinkets. When you get a chance, I'd love to see this badge in detail, as I'm always interested in learning about variations which are new to me. Here's the only one I have, at the moment: a 1920 issue piece with black lacquered centre. Edited March 30, 2014 by bolewts58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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