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This is the reverse of the Bravery Order picture taken from the internet

You can see the "F" mark clearly on the one of the swords

I will list mine tomorrow

Although the seller claims to be made in Germany Those crosses were made in Austria

Only 1941 Model were known to be made in Germany

Interesting that "F" mark is used on the back of Bulgarian Order   a rare model 1915-1916 The Order was made in Austria

It is made by silvered brass

I will post the reverse with the mark later on

Very Nice Thanks

On 06/04/2023 at 19:38, Dave Wilkinson said:

This particular Merseyside Police ceremonial helmet replaced the "Liverpool City" version which we talked about previously. The change took place in circa.1983. Again supplied by Christy's of Stockport, the helmet shown is the version which is worn by Sergeants and Constables. There is a helmet which has chrome plated edging to the peak which is worn by the OIC of the mounted section. You will notice that the side "roses" are smaller than the previous issue, and it includes the current (ceremonial) version of the Merseyside Police helmet plate. A sign of the times is that the plumes are now made of a synthetic material whereas the old Liverpool City versions were made of real horse hair. Traditionally, the red plume is worn by mounted drummers.

 

Dave.   

Gem

Hi I looked this option as well However i came across information that this mark was for to the city was Lwow  ?! which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

OK

Generalmajor Dr. Ing. Uto GALLWITZ
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Verwundetenabzeichen, 1918 in Schwarz
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden II. Stufe
- Schlesischer Adler-Orden I. Stufe
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Dr. Fritz-Todt-Preis in Gold (posthum): 08.02.1944

Welcome

16 hours ago, saschaw said:

Here's a prime example of what an authentic 1813 cross roughly should look like. Of course, there are variations as well, but the general design of the cast iron core won't differ too much...

 

Thank you for posting  It make thing much clearer

A fantastic threat, probably one of the best on here with the amount of rare badges so thank you very much.

I agree Keep the good work Dave

That is a great

Not quite convinced it is DRGM  I might be wrong  The pin is like the AWS

Thank you again very informative again I am 'glued" to the thread

click on the underline text "here is mine"

I have two documented groupings of Bulgarian generals and they match with the information from the book

Amazing

What a beauty!

I agree with you

very nice samples and very rare ones Congrats

I got the book Very informative

It has an huge information

Looking the literature and materials used this could be a very big and time consuming work

Impressive

Hi Dave

Thank you for the very interesting information

It could be dodgy bidding by the seller from a second account or from a friend  He went too high and scared the real bidders

It is a common practice on eBay It is sad

Yes on both questions

On 28/03/2023 at 02:07, JohanH said:

I like this photo of Verner Gustafsson!

 

He is wearing two Liberty crosses, two White Roses and two German Eagles. And alot of other medals and orders. 

Nice photo

14 minutes ago, saschaw said:

Without a doubt an authentic cross, but an authentic WW1 era cross, with not much similarity to the 1813 issues. Those had very distinct core designs not repeated for later crosses.

 

This 1914 design, however, is usually found in crosses by Berlin court jewelers Jean Godet & Sohn, and similarly with crosses by the as well Berlin-based Paul Meybauer company.

 

It's a sad thing and a shame some people destroy authentic WW1 crosses to generate a nonsense like this.

 

 

Very nicely said and it is sad that those practices are still existing,

Hi Dave,

Thank you for posting this interesting collection and information Great

On 12/04/2023 at 04:05, Stefan said:

Here is another miniature bar.

 

To a Swede in Finland 1918 and one medal is for the conquest of Helsinki - not Tampere as one would think!

That leads us to that the man that got it most certainly served at the Swedish legation in Helsinki.

But as JohanH recognize above - the lists doesn't always fit the medal bar 🤬

 

My list of people that were there in Helsinki 1918 is so far:

Karl Sigurd Fredriksson af Ekström
Nils Leon Jaenson
Henrik Leonard Lagerlöf
Knut Karl Folke Malmar

 

...but their decorations do not fit the one below. Some of the foreign orders can come from the nations that they helped out during 1918 in Helsinki or from a attache career after 1918.

So, any more suggestions?

 

 

Regards,

Stefan

 

 

 

Lovely bar