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Thanks Gordon, that is what I thought too. Have you seen any war badge marked "21" in a box?

Did Godet make any KM badges? Did they make any war badges at all? thanks D

Thanks Joe. I love the thick patina.

Not a spange that I'm familiar with and the reverse attachments don't look anything like you would normally find on a period piece. The positioning of the spange on good ones that I have seen has always been flush on top of the EK1. This piece leaves mores questions than it answers IMHO.

the other side.

The screw disk.

The reverse.

Here is a recent pick up.

Yep. Let's see yours Rick.

A very nice cross.

The reverse- note the catch.

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.