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Nice pictures

Hammer-price / sale price: 12,000.00 € Cheers

Thanks I will list any new updated information Cheers

Hi Johan, Yes, good observation. However from the position on the chain one can suspect that it is 2nd Class Commander. Also on the picture Karl Theodor von Kinzelbach is wearing Colonel uniform.

Hi Kasle, If we take into account also the fact how many "period wearer´s copies" of EK1 1914 are out there - and we like them, because there belong all those clamshells, cruciforms, oval screwbacks, mouse traps and ladders - your meaning as general thought is completely wrong. With all you respect the discussion is about the Grand Cross ..and mine comments related only to it. If you have to use my comments as general thought we have to include other Decorations as PLM and many others Orders sold on the market as such Cheers

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So far i found he reached the Rank of Commander He was born in Bombay India in 1905. No surprise he was born in India, since his father was an Officer from the British Army -reached rank of Major. Killed in Action in Belgium in 1914 Thanks again for the link

Hi, To be honest I have no idea. I hope someone from the forum who is more into the Socialist period Medals will know the answer. My interest is mainly Royal Bulgarian Orders .From the Socialist Period i collect mainly Hero of Socialist Labour Stars Good luck.

The dust is something personal. Some collectors clean it and take pictures and let the patina /dust build up again. Some keep cleaning their Orders and EKs. Their argument is that if you are awarded person will do it all the time if you wear them Many collectors like to keep the Orders and decorations as they are -dusty,rusty and with patina. Be careful of patina/dust Many fakers know how to get them easy Also the rust Remember old rust is always dark brown New one is bright orange

Someone requested to have the fakes and the original side by side to compare Cheers

Hi Richard, Can you send me picture of the Ribbon you have in mind Is it this type of ribbon?

It is a very unusual The marks 900 and AR are for Silver I can not read the other mark What is the unusual is the flat central medallions and the blue enamel on the back Private of foreign made (French)?!!

Hi Richard S, I suspect you meant small ribbon suspension. As far as I know that is the only correct ribbon . I have never seen on a small ribbon

That what i stated Buyer Be WERE rule apply. All of us learned by our mistakes All we went to a stage of buying fakes and we thought we have the "real' thing till either hold the real items or someone more experienced identify our mistake. The collecting market is a mine field for non experienced and sometime for experienced collectors (which can happen in the chase of rare items) Cheers

It looks like the general feeling is very gloom. Well, the fakers are active in all aspects of life. I started a thread on the Bulgarian Section regarding fake Orders and Decorations. At least helps the members to avoid making mistake with their impulsive decisions Yes the Fakers also read those comments. They also read all the books regarding how to detect fakes and they correct their production accordingly. The German items, in my opinion are the most faked, simply because the demand is high and some items can fetch very high prices Not only Auctions are to be shamed also many Sellers as well. I have noticed over the years that very high end items, in nearly mint condition, appear at the same time on the sites of some Sellers around the world. This could not be accident. Someone supply them to the Sellers. Again Buyer Be Were rule apply. The good thing of those forums is that we learn from each others mistakes and experience and we minimise the damage as much as possible Cheers

From my experience all Auction Houses sell fakes knowingly or not. The Fakers use any channels to dispose their productions I warn few Auction Houses regarding well known fakes. They ignore me all the time I can not remember how many times i sent mails to eBay --the same outcome, ignorance Buyer Be Were rule apply . Especially now days with all the complex issues of communications and postage the things are even worse. Personally I stopped collecting till the things, hopefully, get better

Nice medals Congrats

Hi Speedytop, Thank you

Hi Simon Thank you

That will be great

Ляду́нка (нем. Ladung, от laden — заряжать; букв. «зарядница, патронница») — специальная коробка или сумка, из комплекта снаряжения, предназначенная для боевых припасов, состоящая на снабжении военнослужащих вооружённых сил государства.

Hi Igor, Yes, I agree the Star must be 1st Class King will never be awarded 2nd Class. The size 85 mm indicates that bigger Stars were also produced and awarded. Thus that raise the question whether 82 mm Stars were 2nd Class ??!! or simply different Star bodies from Russian Orders were used depending on the availability for the moment

Hi Simon, How can I access The National Archives ? Do you have any link? Regards

Nice chain i noticed that the form some of the 1957 minis is different Like the Africa medal on your chain and The Bulgarian Order for bravery on mine chain No idea why they used different form /design

Thank you for the information and the hard work you did Very interesting