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Luxery model 4th republic made by Arthus Bertrand (marked AB & Cie)

Front

Tranche

Reverse

Luxery model 3 repuplic made by Adrian Chobillon (marked AC)

Do you know who is the maker ?

Ch.

I dont know the maker, the letters in de mark are "R J" I didnt findt this initiales back on the website Cataloge d'orf?vres, de peintres-verriers, d'architectes

Guy

In front

on the tranch

the mark in the ring on the reverse

the reverse

some details about the cross above

Dear Alexander

If you want to know the list of decorations given to general P?tin you can asked it to the grand Chancelery of the L?gion d'honneur http://www.legiondhonneur.fr

or le Service Historique de la D?fence http://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/

Guy

the Croix de Guerre TOE of Mar?chal P?tain is in auction by Hermann-Historica in Munich

Click here to see the piece

http://www.hermann-historica.de

Look olso tho the oficial site of the netherlands

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Look to this one of the Royal Army Museum in brussels, it bolonged to king Albert I

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The website of the "Decoration Militaire" Has a new look

Click here to visit

I know that the Royal Army Museum in Brussels http://www.klm-mra.be use this sort of wax to conservate fire arms, blanck wapons and armory

Orders in Mus?e de l'arm?e in Paris

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Imperial Orders in the Castle of Fontainebleau

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Collars Fontainebleau

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Compi?gne, ch?teau orders of Napoleon III

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Mus?e de la L?gion d'honneur Paris

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Collar Order Saint Esprint (Holly Goast) France in the Museum of the Louvre in Paris

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See the Orders in the Mus?e Napol?on I in the Castle of Fontainebleau

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You can see pictures of the orders of Napoleon III on the Next website, click Here

Cool Thanks Guy are these seen often?

Dear Laurence

I saw a few in collection, but to be honnest I never saw a recipent wearing it.

Guy

So what is this one? Is it legit or made up?

The knight cross is given for actions in the 1st World War, for ancienety in the administration or the army or for other reason this person recieved the golden medal in the Order of Leopold II, with is lower in rank than the knight degree, for that reason a bar with the miniature of the golden medal was placed on the ribbon of the knight cross.

the bars where created on the 19 january 1962, it exist olso for the medals and palms of the order of the crown

Nice collection I like those, been sort of looking for a 1st class to go with my 2nd class

Dear Laurence

Look at Ebay Belgium

You will find 1st classes

Martin-Guillaume Biennais

Address:

283 Rue St. Honore

Remarks:

Silversmith (apparently also made swords), operated between 1800 and 1843, and made First Empire orders. His mark was a monkey with a long tail.

In 2003 there was a beautifull exhebition about Biennais in the Louvre in Paris, You can still get the catalogue

See the website of the Louvre Click here

And a intresting website of the State Marks of France

Click here to see the website