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This little baby dropped in today along with an EK1.

He is definately counting on ignorance (of the language) and by the bidding I'd say he has a couple of prospective candidates.

I believe he is showing fakes here.

Yep, its just that most people's problems are smaller than they think. Except yours of course.

Sorry, I only have the stuff for IR 180.

Think of the Wurtemburgische IR 180. During the first week of July, 1916 they were in the line just west/north west of Ovillers. As luck would have it they were in the way of the British attck for the Battle of the Somme. Between 1 and 7 July they were shelled incessently, attacked several times, conducted local counter attecks to regain lost ground and overall they acquitted themselves very well. Thier stubborn defense even when adjacent units fell back, thru a sticky wicket into the British plans. All this with a loss of only 197 men dead, 423 wounded, and 34 missing. In these losses were 15 officers. The life expectancy of Leutnants sucked. So, while you are sitting there complaining about the heat just remember, it could always be hotter. Sources were the Regimental History for IR 180 and The 10th Company, Wuert. IR No 180 in Der Somme Schlacht.

Firstly, I think if it is original than it it pre-1895 as the EK has no oaks for the Jubilee.

I looked in "WEHRPASS" and the codes don't go up that high. Can you post a scan of the page?

Front and back of the same.

Gotta be real, see the reference material he provides.

another.

It is still there. Buy it now for $5000. Here are the pics for posterity.

Why would they use GD? What is the provenance for the reference? Inquirying minds want to know.

I've seen G attributed to Godet but GD would not make sense to me. Must be someone else.

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At least he was awarded something to go with all his private purchase pieces.

All those battles and not an EK in sight.

Ferg, it has 'Tapfer und Treu' on the reverse.

A close up of the front.

Not quite. This is what is inside:

I'll bring this back to the top with this: What lives here?

I'll check when I get home.

Nice one Ferg. Here is the only one I have:

The back bone of all western armies.

Now that would make for an interesting discussion in some places, probably on the scale of the "Rounder Debate." Very nice tunic btw.