Chris Boonzaier

I would not recognise a Rothe Austrian award if it bit me on my knee, but if they made some forms of Pinback Austrian awards (either civil or military) could we not assume that they would keep the same attachments system, whether it be the same needle system or screw system? Best Chris

Wow.... theat may be the most desirable mask I have seen!!!!

It is laying in my locker so going from memory Nimmergut waves it off with "the accepted" sum is 5 200 000

Whatdoes fascinte me is the graph in Previteras edition 2 of the iron time I always used to think the book was basically a nice picture/Coffee table book... but this is closer to the figure I get with the award period and documents 1914-174 220 crosses 1915- 758 640 1916- 896 380 1917-907 144 1918- 854 000 post war 200 000 White ribbon 13 000 Total 3803384 Those are some pretty interesting numbers.... can it be that Previtera actually has the best estimate? Those numbers by year seem pretty definate...

Geissler says 218 000 EK1 5 196 000 EK2 13 000 White ribbon (Ergo a typo for Bowen)

Gordon Williamson has up to 5 000 000

OK, Bowen has "between" 1 463 000 to 5 196 000 2nd class..... thats quite a difference..... and 130 000 non combattant.... which I think is a typo...

These are pretty cool!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC9LFLpHmeE

I bet these are a whole lot cheaper.... and more fun... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNPJMk2fgJU

This was to a cavalry officer who lost an arm, I have some paperwork somewhwere in a binder......

Here is one to Franz Riethmann, winner of the Bavarian Golden Bravery medal.... originally the group had 2 EK1s, one of which was sold before I got the group....

Hi, as they are supposedly post 1918, would that have been Germany between the wars? Best Chris

Indeed... if he was management... the "handwerkers" in that Abteilung went to the Artillery :-)

A bit of time gone by... but if anyone has anything sexy and KMST that may be used for a book project, could you please post them? Thanks Chris

A question... I just recieved some scans of an attributed cloth cross for the book project, somewhere I saw a photo of one being worn in WW1... does anyone know whre that could have been? Thanks Chris

A thought to the "57" versions... WW1 cannot of course be a 57 version, but it could be post WW2. About 10 years ago i called S&L to ask about a 57 RK. They said they had none, and i should contact Werner Sauer of the BDOS, he would note my order and I assume with enough orders, they would whip up a batch.... I suppose any legit Veterans who wanted a 57 RK already had them, and now it was only for collectors.... Technically it means (I suppose) that for years S&L has been making RKs for the collectors market, and not for recipients...

"Yes, interesting that this man is so wonderfully dressed out and no other awards. The railway award makes me wonder why he wasn't assigned to the railway troops; " I imagine his function at the Reichsbahn was maybe something that was of no use to a wartime railway system If he was management level, arbeitsgruppe "passenger toilet comfort" or something..... ;-)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2272590/The-Black-Hornet--tiny-spy-drone-follow-enemy-targets-way-home.html#axzz2JsHDAeN2 I read they are paying 20 000 000 !! Pounds for 160 of these things.... I am sure there are private companies who do it for about a grand a piece??

Photo taken in 1914 Mühhausen....

Hi, I agree, but I got them cheap because they were unfolded. EUR12 for 2 unpacked ones and a 3rd covering cloth thrown in... could not say no ;-)

Hi, I must admit, it is the first time i have seen one of these, i always thought they had those round cylanders with 6 rounds like you see in old french photos...

Hi, cut and paste it in a new thread.... when I have showered i will try and find if there is any info on the back. best Chris

Is the hook the original one?

Reserve Infanterie Regiment 37

I think Infanterie Regiment 40