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I'm not saying you're wrong. Maybe it depended on the maker. I've had 10 different wrappers with crosses and never had tissue in any of them.

No. It's actually 'Y'. 'Y' was an unknown maker. 'KO' wrappers look like this. BTW. These never came with internal tissue. I've had several of them and there was never tissue. The cross, ribbon and black safety pin were wrapped as is inside the wrapper.

An example of the cloth sword sleeve shield as seen in the photo above.

It's Italian

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My guess is this might be an early Ernst Blass concoction from the 1970s. Back then, knowledge about the French maker would have been rudimentary at best and I think it would have just added a bit of exotica to the piece that would have fooled most collectors.

How stupid are these people? It's quite easy to find out what an original wartime piece sells for (probably north of 15,000 € in good condition).

For one thing, "VON UNRUHE"??? LOL... Whoever engraved this is having a joke. Unruhe means restlessness or agitation. There's no place in Germany called "Unruhe". Also, the "J" should be an "I" and isn't the "8" in 1870 called an "over under" and a clear indicator of a fake? I think the hinge block is wrong and too high off the back. Genuine barrel hinges are soldered flat to the back. The beading is wrong. The frame is likely from a reworked 1914. Anything else?

I was kind of hoping for a comp copy...LOL? 😁 I bought one from Amazon and it should be here tomorrow. I'm looking forward to reading it.

Same cross but with a ribbon for a Bavarian regiment. http://www.medal-medaille.com/sold/product_info.php?products_id=13030

That is a generic regimental cross. There's no way of knowing unless you have the full size cross with the regimental bar.

I think it may be a Papal States order such as the Order of St. Sylvester. Close-up shots are needed to be sure.

It's the unofficial 8th Bavarian Reserve Division badge. In the first photo he is wearing on his collar (the correct location for it). In the second photo, he is wearing it above the EK1.

His medal bar would indicate that he didn't get the Austrian MVK 2, but the Order of Franz Josef (Knight) on Kriegsband for combat service.