Stogieman

1870's EK's can be rather hard to find photos of. Very nice!

Interesting that this one is from 1942 using this numbering system reference from F&M

Hi Fran?ois, Hi Mike, thanks for weighing in on this. Now that my interest is truly peaked, can anyone quantify a value for this document? The group has a clasp for bombers document, EK1, EK2 documents and a regimental insignia (??) award document!

Mike Dunn has a very nice collection of stickpins, but he's busy prowling in Germany right now!

I think if you can find one of these for under 1000- Euro, with the correct ribbon, you'd be doing very well indeed.... My experience with these is that they always bring significantly more than the "list" price. The big group to an SBM winner I had went for over 4K and lasted all of about 60 seconds from when I eMailed my "usual suspects" about it being available. As mounted groups, they always seem to go very high in Germany. There was a single parade-mounted SBM a couple of years back on one of the bigger German auction houses. Nothing but the medal on a single bar! It went for 1500- Euro

As is so often the case with these rarer pieces, it will be difficult to quantify them!

These were "generic".... they could be purchased from many of the big makers and used for any organization. You'll find society specific ones as well, but those will have the organization right on them. Unless you can research your relative I don't think you'll ever know what organization this was used for.

Hi This is a "Membership" medal for some German Fraternal organization or society. Collectible, but not with quite the same zeal as military items. The intrinsic value as a family piece would make it priceless. Now you get to try and find out what relative, what organization, etc.!!

Hi Jacques! Merci mille fois for sharing this photo with us. How many documents have you seen?? Where is the Frainch-type Fran?ois? How many has he seen??

...... forgot to mention........ this one was real gold!

Reverse..... or Obverse if you please. I've had a few, but only a few. My oldest archives were lost in a crash many years ago.

Once upon a time....

Hi Christian. I have not seen a HK of any variety with an LDO maker mark before. My congratulations!

Tiniest NC EK2 Ribbon Bar in the whole world with matching bow!

A group shot!

An exceptional 7-Place NC EK2 Grouping

Single mounted NC EK2-1914

Nice 3-Place... NC EK2, Honor Cross, No Swords, Prussian Reserve Landwehr XX Year Cross

Single-mounted 1870 NC EK2 with Jubilee Spange!

Cased NC EK2 Bar

One of my all-time favorites!

NC EK2, NC Brunswick EAK2

Interesting Frack, Non-Combattant with "Widow/Survivor" Cross mounted

NC EK2 Frack Bar

SWA in Steel!

By far, the second nicest Bavarian Silver Bravery medal group I've ever handled. And, only the third of this medal I've had at all. This poor fellow probably received one horrible wound and was invalidated out. hence in 1934, he had only 2 awards! (plus a wound badge)

Possibly made as a fob of some type? Or simply on the wrong ribbon