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Paul, with the HEK it is even worse! The HEK2a is indeed an neck award, while 2b is not. That is the Swedish Order of the Sword, commanders cross - a neck badge, of course. So a full match which makes it likely Liebeskind is our guy. Unlikely, while not impossible. He probably was not Jewish, but maybe of Jewish descent. There are just a hand full Prussian generals of Jewish descent known, Liman von Sanders being the most famous, I think.

I don't think the "HEK3" must be a HEK3... how about a HEK2b? Oh, and Claudio is right - a Generalmajor. But I guess he wore the same bar when I still was an Oberst, so we're both right. ;)

The same von Loewenfeld, as an Oberst in 1914. A closer look would have helped. We can notice he's a total non-match, and especially has a EK2 1870! I wonder whose idea it was this were von Loewenfeld's bar, and especially why...

That scan you have is Albrecht von Loewenfeld, a Hauptmann in 1914 with only BMV4. Not our guy. The general you actually are referring to is Alfred von Loewenfeld. I have no idea if this is the guy, but will back-check in earlier rank lists. In 1914 with these awards:

I saw it too. To much for one day to look at, especially if you actually wanted to go to a show, not to an exhibition. This is one guy's stuff? I think I know whose, but thought it were from a hand full of people... :speechless1:

Holy cow... :beer:

Wow, that is some really great stuff... I bought only some books... "Handbuch der Phaleristik" and the really great "Honneur & Gloire. Les trésors de la collection Spada." :ninja:

Latinus sum. pp. means pretty much the same as etc., even that close that German wikipedia just claims for pp. you should look at etc. "pp. ist die Abkürzung für: * lateinisch perge, perge für „fahre fort, fahre fort“ bzw. „und so fort“, meist in der Wendung etc. pp., siehe et cetera" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et_cetera

I don't have time and fun to check anything there - and cannot, as I don't know on which sources the information is based, so just some things of a first, quick look: Hossauer went out of business in 1859(!), I don't think Quellhorst was still in business in 1914, the Königliche Münzamt in Berlin made not even one Iron Cross, and the Preußische Staatsmünze, Berlin is probably the same. The crosses with SILBER mark are currently believed to be by Zimmermann in Pforzheim, not Rothe in Vienna. A non-German official maker doesn't make sense at all. I can highly recommend not to trust any of these list around. Maybe for the marks, but not for the "actual makers". And, by the way - what for? Is it that important a EK2 was made by Zimmermann, Wagner or Godet, if they are mere standard? Isn't just any nice EK a nice EK - and a bravery award, now almost a hundered years old? Collecting variations is fine - but why guesses on the makers? Nearly nothing is known about WW1 EK2 makers. It's about 95% rumors, 5% facts. But what for?

Great bar! With RAO3S and KO3, it is probably to an Oberst. Usual rank of a Regimentskommandeur... question is in which year and unit. :whistle:

Sad, but interresting group. I wondered how he got the Baden award, then realized he used to be in KB 8. IR, whose honour chief weas the Grand Duke of Baden.

Albert, there is no such award. The Bavarian military merit cross never had more than three classes, and if it was the 3rd (coppered, no enemal), that was way to expensive. barzda's list is nice, but as any other, full of mistakes. The marks might be right, but anything else, well... Sorry! I'm not aware of any proper list.

I'm not sure what you mean with BMVC4wS, but if it was a Bavarian Military merit order, 4th class with swords, that was a quite reasonable price. Don't seem that usefull to me, with some guessed interpretations. I hoped these lists would disappear...

Nice bar, but unlikely to be a (military) doctor's: Anyone who entered the borders for WW1 would have gotten the EK an combattant ribbon, even if he was not a combattant. So this one is from someone who was in Germany in WW1 - and likely as well in 1906/08. South West Africa medal is probably in steel for stay-at-homes. Typical for an official, as Paul said.

I'm not sure if any of these went to women. But I've seen men wearing "lady" bows... That's the back, while many believe the "FWRIII" to be the front.

I have no idea how expensive this was, as I have no idea what the Russian stuff usually would go for, but... Are you sure this were minis? Zeige did not write it and I have doubts. Rather a reduced (or full) size "Spangenstück" for a medal bar? And no, I didn't buy it either...

From what I see, this should be a late, post 1889 type. Nothing uncommon, but I really like them.

As Brain explained, you can! It's still against the regulation to wear both, but I don't think this to be the first bar worn against regulation we see here... I'm not even seeing very this for the first time. The wearer was male without a doubt. I yet have to see a bronze South west africa medal to a woman. 1897 medal as well is highly unusual to a woman, unless she was a nurse in 1870/71 - which (s)he wasn't.

KARL Friedrich Gustav Wilhelm Maximillian von Baden - think I don't have this one Gustav Friedrich von Beyer - BV2a on 26.12.1870but probably not as a Christmas gift Johann Baptist Lingg von Linggenfeld - BV3(!) 19.12.1807 and BV2 05.09.1809. No BV1 either. Heinrich von Porbeck - BV2 on 22.09.1807 Ludwig WILHELM August von Baden - 04.04.1807 Friedrich Karl von Tettenborn - BV2(!!!) in 1815. Don't have him for BV1. If you have e.g. a cross, don't hestitate to show... :whistle:

Great pictures! ;o) Probably wrong ribbon on SMK, wrong wear of WH-DA, and a quite old guy in WW2 with RAO4 and KO3? Not impossible but... mhh... I'm not sure but tend not to like it.

It does, while it lists all receipients of the order and medal - by name, no matter when or what was awarded. All classes of crosses and medals mixed, from Napoleonic times up to 1918. Without names, you would have to check whole the book. GFM Gebhard Blücher: 1814 without date Friedrich Graf Kleist von Nollendorff: 30.08.1819 Albert Kronprinz von Sachsen: cannot find him

Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Friedrich Franz II. Großherzog von: (cannot find him) Preußen, Wilhelm Prinz von: 18.08.1849 Preußen, Friedrich Wilhelm Kronprinz von: 1867 (no date) Preußen, Prinz Friedrich Karl von: 1871 (no date) Roon, Albrecht von: 18.10.1867 Werder, August Graf von: 04.03.1871 Wrangel, Friedrich von: 25.07.1850 Hope this helps. All from Zelosko's "Für Badens Ehre, Vol. 2"

Using "the Bretzendorfer" I could not find one single Württemberg officer who received just BZ3b and RSt3. So probably a civilian.

Though it is not of much help, I have to double Heiko: combination looks fine, but I'm not sure to like the reverse. But it might be the pricture!

Great bar, but odd bar. I have some doubts we will find him in military rank lists. Anything available on Württemberg civilians?