Claudius

.......and that's why I asked if you liked document groups. (remember post #2) If you don't like documents...that's ok. Not everyone does. Or swords, or insignia, photos, signatures, hats or kewpie dolls. If your not interested, just say so. have a good MAX show.

That's why their called document groups.

I have some really nice, complex document groups, but here is straight forward one that I would part with.

how do you feel about groups of medal documents attributed to one person?

@Claudio Fantastic!

Hello; Certainly the ribbon matches and it is a good fit for the time period and ribbon bar style. If that is the medal for this bar, that should narrow down this gentleman's Saxon unit. (see Order of Battle for 1866 and 1870-71).

What a great Saxon bar! 1) Saxon Civil Merit w/swords 2) EK2 w/EK device 4) Franco-Prussian War What is #3? It appears to be too yellow to be the Saxon Commemorative Cross for Medical Service, but maybe it is? Can we see the reverse of the bar?

Solomon; I looked at the medal under magnification. It's a wonderful strike! The "silber" mark on the ring is really nice. And unusual. As a category of medals, I really like these Lifesaving medals.

Hello 03fahnen; I can see why you love this ribbon bar, but I don't think your ribbon bar is simple. I think it speaks volumes! Obviously a veteran of the northern Western Front and proud of all his engagements he was involved in. The bar was made shortly after the war's end and he quickly acquired all of the available veteran's medals he could find (and the battle bars). He was old fashion or thrifty, or both. He liked the look of a old-type wider bar that would have adequate room for his battle bars. The clips so that he could have the medals dangle below or off depending on the social occasion. I think he wore the bar many times without them, and he wore it often. He either didn't want to change his bar after 1934, or he had an entirely new bar made with the Hindenburg Cross on it. thank you for showing it!

OMG....Are you kidding me?!?!? "Pour le Merite 17.12.1917" Outstanding!

Hello Laurentius; Don't be too disappointed in yourself. It has been a long process -over the last 30 years. We all had to "learn" what to look for after the fakes started to appear in the marketplace.

1)The above reference books show the features found with genuine badges. 2)The badge for sale by JP -militaria does not have the features found in the reference books above. 3)The JP -militaria badge is not a genuine badge. Q.E.D.

This piece is full of bad quality features. Too many to mention in full, but the following reference books have good examples that I would recommend reviewing if you want to collect these types of badges. https://www.amazon.com/Imperial-Sky-Flight-Badges-Bavarian/dp/0967307074/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499108419&sr=8-1&keywords=imperial+sky https://www.amazon.com/Aircrew-Badges-Prizes-Flying-Troops/dp/3981501616/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1499108451&sr=8-2&keywords=carsten+badge https://www.amazon.com/Flight-Badges-Central-Powers-1914-1918/dp/1495137848/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1499108476&sr=8-3&keywords=pandis+badge

I returned myself after a fortnight away. quietly working away, will endeavor to post something new when I refine the research a bit. Meanwhile, I look forward to anything Siege of Tsingtau related...

Here is the full size example on a medal bar. From R to L: EK2, Braunschweig War Service Cross, HK, Sweden: Vasa Order -Knights class, Sweden: Gustaf V Medal for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, Romania: Order of Cultural Merit for Sports and Scouting -2nd class

For those getting up to speed on Richard Brückner, his medal bar can be found on this thread, post #348.

Hello Daffy Duck; First of all - I should have stated this with my earlier response; I want to say CLEARLY that my opinion on any of your medals or badges that you display is NOT an attack on you personally. I do agree with you that more comments on this badge would be beneficial. Specifically from those who have either personally handled known examples of the Kronstadt IR badge or many similar badges. It is from years of examining several good examples that their patterns of workmanship become evident.

I don't think it is a genuine badge. The anchor/monogram motif is unusually crude and there are voids. The enamel is crazed, but is very shiny and yellowed. The back shows casting features and the hallmarks are unconvincing as struck and look like they were merely impressed.

Hello Don; Do you have anything more to give on Walter Hübner? An aeronautical engineer that is also a pilot? Was he a test pilot? The unit he was with? What unit he was with before he became a pilot? Do you have any documents? How do you know Walter Hübner?

wow.

no, I don't like it. I don't think it is a period piece. Post, post 1970s.

That's a great looking Frack bar. Pre-war; Centennial, Red Eagle and Saxon, then wartime; EK2, Wurttemburg and Bremen and then finally sew the whole thing together with a Weimar era Veteran's medal. That is 20-25 years representing three time periods on this medal bar.

Otto Hess? How do you know it belonged to Otto Hess? Are there any other documents? Photos? Nice looking badge.

Hello Mark; Welcome to GMIC! The tin is certainly uncommon, and it is nice that you still have the original note inside. Unfortunately the tin itself is in rough shape. ebay, with no minimum bid may be a good venue for you to sell it. It may appeal to variety of different collectors; WWI, old chocolate advertising, Old Cadbury packaging, hospital care of wounded soldiers items.