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The names used for the orders and decorations are not the proper ones, so it's hard to get which ones are meant. #2 might be a Prussian crown order 1st class with swords - a rare, expensive and of course heavily faked medal. #3 I have no idea which Austrian order is meant as there were some orders, but none of this name. Is there pictures of his actual awards, maybe from a museum? That would be of much help. Thanks Serkan!
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Gladly! So you do agree they are/were a set? All from the chain that was worn on a bar, is indeed on the tuxedo bar. SS Maurizio & Lazzaro is having a crown on the chain, but not on the bar. That's a mistake I can imagine. All other awards - on the neck! This explains why the KO outranks the RAO: a KO3 would not, a KO2 would indeed. Now to find him... :unsure:
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I hoped I could find the wearer of Claudio's bar (from #108), but had no luck so far. Maybe someone else wants to give it a try, with my additional puzzle parts from Munich's Hermann Historica's 44th auction from may 17th, 2oo3. It started at 300,- Euros, "Zuschlag" at 360,- Euro. If we assume both are legit, it's almost impossible they are not to the same wearer. So we can add a KO2(!) to our search as well als a CDIII of some grade, and a merit order from ecuador! Should help... Possibly yet "aD" and the orders for his post-military carrer...
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The overall quality is very poor, I don't know these marks from good ones and so on. There's a golden rule: study originals, not the fakes. Once you know all good variations (and there are some, with an order awarded for almost 200 years!) a fake cannot fool you anymore. In case you don't know it by now: The site of Andreas, who's a member here, too, might be helpfull: www.medalnet.net PS: I sent you a PM.
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EK 1914 Is there a list of EK1 attachment systems?
saschaw replied to Claudius's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
A good question you raise and I'm not sure anyone has yet found a definite answer. In my humble opinion, most of them are war time. The "K." in "K.M.ST." stands for royal, so that might indeed be a hint. They're private purchase luxury crosses anyway. -
Lovely bar! I assume the combination is unique, but I'm not sure. He should appear in Reserve or Landwehr officers chapter of the Prussian army rank list. I'd try to fnd him in 1914 volume, which is the most likely. If he isn't listed there, try an older one. He might have retired before 1914. RAO4, KO4, LD1, probably at least one of his Rote-Kreuz-Medaillen and the OV3a would be mentioned in the rank list. Other awards are later.
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Well, not only because it's offered frequently by a well-known fake seller, but also as the details are to bad. It's probably cast, not die struck as they should be. The enemal work is inferior, too. They are quite well made - at least good enough to fool people. But they are neither originals nor old wearers's copies. Just fakes - meant to fool people. (referring to the 1st one in #5!)