Chris Boonzaier

Hi, I am closing off the section on colinial EK docs for the Book project and was wondering if anyone had any other colonial documents I could use? Thanks Chris

Woe... very nice. I have never seen a photo of one in wear!

Wahrscheinlich alle Vorkriegs Etuis dann?

I had seen 2-3 variations, but never thought they would be that inventive!!! What a selection!

I like the tradition with those glass paperweights, up until now I have only seen them with EKs. Nice cases! Are they private purchase?

Thanks again!

Hi Glenn, thanks,! Up for another? :-)

Hi, any idea for this Oberst of IR125? Thanks Chris

I am still looking for any pics of award documents to austrians if anyone has any to share? Thansk Chris

Since this post I have found 2 certain posthumous awards. One which was a clear bending of the rules in 1914, and one where the approval list had gone up to the Division, and came back with an approved Iron Cross, although the guy had been killed while the papers were in transit, so his death date is a day or so before the award document was signed. Does anyone have any other example? Thanks Chris

Do you have one of those cameras??

Just a thought to Kaiser Awards, I now have 2 examples awarded by the kaiser in 1917-1918, one to an officer. Both are simple KAG crosses. (I assume that is just because the supplies delivered that week just happened to be KAG). Man, these Onyx crosses have become expeeeeeeeensive!

Just totalling up the documents I have covered in the ongoing work on EK docs, I am at 220 at the moment, hoping to squeeze in at least 450 variations. Will still leave me with a lot uncovered, but I will have to take that step at a later date.

"Knowing this facts, I am not supporter of Klein & Quenzer AG, Idar-Oberstein theory, being producers of KO crosses. For me it was Klein, Oberstein. Klein probably returned to the Klein & Quenzer name only when EK production ceased and it was not from nostalgy. He just wanted to return to "civilian" international market under the same name as they used in prewar time and started to sell watches. chains and ladies jewelry as "good old" Klein & Quenzer." we cannot know for sure, but I always thought after Quenzers death, or during his possible illness in 1917-18, maybe the Quenzer family was not sure they would continue with their share of the comapany? so old Klein was already angling for sole ownership and thought the company would be "Klein Oberstein", stamping crosses KO, then maybe the Quenzer Family said "We are keeping our shares" and stayed on as silent partners? Just supposition, but you have to start somewhere... The thing that intrigues me most is, how did the box and the crosses come together? It is of course possible that some Wehrkreis in the 1920s had hundreds of KO crosses left over after postwar awards had stopped and just placed them in this box which was laying around, totally unrelated to the crosses.... or they were all in another container and some collector put them in a box 10 years ago... Either way, a stock of KO crosses must have been around, and at some stage someone put them in this box... in 1918 or 1928 or 1968... I guess we will never know :-(

A bit late to answer but the ribbon 1) was from a rolle that came from a tailor in a part of France occupied between 1870 and 1918, I cannot remember the details but there was something about the maker name on the roll that allowed us to date it and I stupidly only took about 30cms :-( The 3rd one is still packaged and came wit a cross awarded in 1920 2nd one I dont know. As to the mounted group... you have to know WHEN it had been mounted!

Hi, does anyone have any to show for "Verdienst" as opposed to the combat ones? Thanks Chris

Some really young uns in this Sturmtrupp of the 9th Company 7th Bavarian Reserve Infantry Regiment

Hi, looks ok to me... just dropped that it landed on the edge of two arms, not the end of the world ;-) ps, MVO

This is a pretty Late one...

Nice looking bar, as a German WW1 collector it feels strange to see a bar withut german awards ;-)

Thats a pretty cool helmet.... I wonder if many chin straps did not get lost along the postal route?

You just gotta get over here again then ;-) The Project is moving ahead ;-)

This followed me home.... note it is not the comman "For Bravery" one but "For many years of Loyal Service". Not super rare but still a scarce award.

Hi, the first glance gives it away as the current fake sold as blank copies on ebay... but if it were not for that... the typing and condition just dont "look" right.... but the printed general and Divisions commander in no way fits with the guys supposed unit and the stamp. Two thumbs down! :-)

Hi guys, thanks, its a bit of a relief, as this was only a souvenier to a small officers group I have, I intend to keep it to avoid splitting the group... however, if it had been something special/Expensive, I would still have kept it, but have been frustrated that Ihad a fortune sitting in a box which was of no real intrest to me. So a cheap medal as part of the group is just fine ;-)