Claudius

This is OUTSTANDING!

Thank you Dave for the information and the photo with link.

Hello;

Did someone(s) put together an Award Roll for the Wurttemburg Friedrich Order?  I'm looking at Lt.d.R. Oskar Sigg.  I know he received the Friedrich Order 2nd Class w/swords on October 27, 1916, but I don't know of any other awards.  

Thank you,

Claudius

Is this combination unique enough to narrow it down to one gent?
I need the medal rolls gnomes to identify this pre-WWI, non-combatant gentleman (doctor?)

EK2 1870 NC

PRAO

PKO4

KDM NC(steel) 1870 w/3 bars

KDM 1866

Kaiser Centenary

Brunswick Order of Henry the Lion

Oldenburg -Honor Cross 1K (Gold) 

Thank you in advance,

Claudius 

nobody has a photo?

upon further research I discovered that this gent was at Jutland.

Hello;

I'm looking for a photo of Kapitänleutnant Theodor Hengstenberg.

Joined 1.4.1903

Fähnrich zur See 15.4.1904

Leutnant zur See  28.9.1906

Oberleutnant zur See 27.3.1909

Kapitänleutnant Torpedo boat commander 12.3.1915

I'm asking for a friend.

Thanks,

Claudius

On 17/12/2011 at 10:53, Peter_Suciu said:

I flew out to Kansas City for the day this past Tuesday to visit the National World War I Museum. It made for a VERY LONG day, as I left my house at 5:30am, flew to KC via Chicago, arrived at the museum around noon, had lunch (see the menu in my photo essay), was given a tour for a story I'm writing, took time to marvel at the displays and then returned home. Interesting sidenote, on my flight from Chicago to Detroit there were two National Guard soldiers returning home and I thought it was interesting that on their right sleeves they had the 1st Marine Division patches. They explained that they had been active duty Marines and retired and got the bump up in the NG. Never saw an "Army" officer with a "USMC" patch before!

 

Anyway, here is my complete photo essay (click the images for a larger view):

http://www.firearmstruth.com/2011/international-museums-national-world-war-i-museum-at-liberty-memorial

 

Other museums that I have done photo essays for as well:

 

Prague: http://www.firearmstruth.com/2011/international-museums-prague-military-museum

Athens War Museum: http://www.firearmstruth.com/2011/international-museums-athens-war-museum

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On 19/02/2023 at 10:30, Alex . said:

The name is unknown.

Alex;

Thank you for looking and posting the results.  I had hoped for a name, date and where it was awarded, but sometimes the information is not there.

Thank you again!

-Claudius

Any chance of knowing the name/circumstances of;

4th Class Medal, # 129 304.

On 04/02/2023 at 16:20, GlennC said:

"Surname not set"(?)

Hello;

Does anyone own the Patrikeev volumes that have the rolls for the St.George Cross and Medal winners?  I would like the name and award details on a 4th Class Cross # 1 223 342 and a 4th Class Medal, # 129 304 that I have.

Thanks,

Claudius

StGeoCross4C 1223342.heic StGeoMedal4C 129304.heic

😂

Hello;

I have noticed that many Imperial Russian medal bars don't have pins or loops to attach them to the uniform.  How did they do it orginally?  

I'm attaching photos of the backs of two medal bars.  I realize that one of them has a soldered on safety pin for attaching to the uniform but that was obviously done some time after the medal bar was constructed.  It only further illustrates my point that the medal bars HAD an attachment system, but it wasn't used in later years, and in some cases just a big safety pin was used instead.

"The Queen is dead...long live the King!"

(I always wanted to say that, but as a colonist and her long reign prevented it until now)

Hello;

Does anyone have or have in a book, a photo of Uhlan uniform from the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna Regiment (early WWI period)?  There isn't one in my "Uniforms of the Imperial Russian Army" book by Boris & John Mollo.   And I can't find one online.

(I found a photo of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna in her regiment's Uhlan uniform, but that is not what i'm looking for.)

Thanks,

That is a great little bar!  I luv the white backing.

Hello;

I picked this up today at my favorite neighborhood 2nd hand bric-a-brac store.  I thought his badge and collar tab came out well in the photo, but the pogoni is a bit blurry.  Unfortunately no writing on the back.

badge

collar

It is likely that the KuK badge is no good.  The patina is wrong, especially in the center of the eagle where it was reheated to apply the maker mark.

I'm sorry for the widow and I hope they find the rest of his collection for her to sell off.

Hello;

I don't think I posted my St. Stanislaus 3rdK w/S on a bow. 

The reverse has the Eduard maker mark.  The photos don't properly show how "buttery" the yellow gold looks.  I was once told that that was an indication of higher gold content, but there are no hallmarks to give a gold carat amount.

The cross is on a ribbon in a bow, which I think is odd for an order w/swords.  A St. Stan without without swords would suggest an awarding to a woman.  But with swords it was likely awarded to a gentleman and the mounting would be entirely different.  

The last odd finding is the mounting.  It looks like it was glued to a black, felt-like material.  But it might have been the collector that owned it before me who glued it to his collection board.  If I was sure I would try to remove it.  Could it have been glued to the original owner's black felt coat?  But I have never heard of attaching awards this way.  

thoughts?

1 hour ago, JapanX said:

Eduard workshop.

ВД = Вера Дитвольд = Vera Dietwold 

Thank you JapanX!

I don't know why I was having difficultly discovering that this maker mark belonged to this relatively common Russian manufacturer.

Regards,

Claudius  

Hello;

I don't recognize this manufacturer maker mark and I couldn't find it in the list of Russian silversmiths. 

Thanks,

Claudius

4 hours ago, Vit67 said:

 I am absolutely sincere. 

And one more thing - I will never apologize for what I am doing. If it feels right it can't be wrong.

Oh I believe you are sincere Vitaly.  You have every intention on continuing to make medal bars that will pass close inspection...because you can.  Other than the crimes of passion, the prisons are filled with individuals who didn't see anything wrong with what they did.  Especially fraud.  Why else do they have to lock them up?  Nobody is going to say; "I listened to my trial and heard the verdict.  I agree I should serve time for my crime." 

It's only an empathic person that realizes that I don't want to hurt others because I don't want to be hurt.  Or if I don't care about myself, to someone I love.  You wouldn't want someone to sell phony stocks to your mother. That might make you angry, but the person who duped your mother wouldn't care at all.  You are working on your craft, and they are working on their swindle.  

Something naval aviation?   

What does say in the center?

What is the rest of the string?

Hauptmann rank or higher.  The lack of a LS ribbon is also notable.

14 minutes ago, Vit67 said:

Citizen arrest?

No, citizen arrests are more common with apprehensions for community police departments.  Federal agencies wouldn't recognize or allow citizens to undertake their arrests.  They use judges to sign warrants for search and seizures.