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I'm not convinced of the first bar. The backing material has been messed with. Note the different colored threads used and the stitching styles. Have you blacklighted it?
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Could we see the reverse?
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EK 1914 "Fix Bayonets!"
dond replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
Nice write up. Thanks for bringing these acts of bravery back to life. -
What do you have that's now worthless?!
dond replied to Luftmensch's topic in United States of America
That means you can lie about the award but possessing one is still illegal as far as I know. -
Doesn't match any known maker.....
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Exactly. :whistle:
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You both are showing your age......
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Nice. The Germans put a lot of faith in thier machineguns. The Allies put a lot of faith in artillery.
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Nice job. One can only wonder at the scenes that were viewed thru those sights.
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From the rear it does look like the work of the Austrian faker......
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I'm not sold on it either. Unless there is some ironclad provenance with it......
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I agree with Homerjay, not a good one.
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Can we see the reverse side of the bars?
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The middle bar is the earliest bar of the grouping. After 1934 the Hindy replaced all the other veteran organization awards so the EK2/Hindy bar would be the second.
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Swords on ribbons when the award is present is not unheard of.
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It looks believable to me. The wear on the ribbons is consistant as is the mounting style, furls, and devices. It doesn't look to have been monkied with.
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Perhaps its a conversion from a pilot's badge. Can we match the wreath to a known maker?
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The dirt may be all that's holding it together.
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I agree but not neccessarily a navy bar.
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A Survivor of Isandlawana - Zulu War 1879
dond commented on Mervyn Mitton's blog entry in Mervyn Mitton's Blog
What an exciting life. Life today seems boring now. -
EK 1914 Unusual and cool EK MG doc...
dond replied to Chris Boonzaier's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
Very nice. I like machinegunner stuff. The same printer?
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EK 1914 Possible purchase
dond replied to Obergefreiter's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
The cross looks ok to me. I can't speak for the case. -
He also served in the Weimar Reichswehr Brigade 13 at Artillery Kaserne, Stuttgart-Canstadt. The last German tank, a British MK IV, was hidden there immediately after the war. I was stationed in Stuttgart in the late 70s. I believe Artillery Kaserne became Flak Kaserne in the 30's.
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The tank detachments were sent for assualt training with SB5 from Jan 1918 on. ATD 1 was the first. ATD 2 in late Feb. Rohr helped develop tactics, techniques and procedure for a combined arms assualt. This guy had 5 tank assualts. What is his name?
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Dave, do you know which abteilung he was assigned to?
