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Yes, indeed and it is dated March 27, 2021 instead of the 21st.

This catalog was sent to me March 9th.  I must have bid on something many years ago---don't remember.  It is a hefty volume and I'll keep it.  Since Tim Eriksen died, I no longer collect medal bars and that with the current environment it is simply no longer rewarding.  Tim was my agent for European auctions and figured out all the intricasies with the language, descriptions,bidding, shipping etc.  I thus got some fine pieces that would have never made it to the Midwest USA.

Paul:  Got the C.D. today.  Many thanks to you.   Bob.

Sorry, a poor choice of words on my part.  Yes, it has the typical needle arrangement.  I must have taken the dealer's description  too literally.   Bob

Paul ?  I wonder if after nearly 20 years if this CD is still available? You may remember me--I bought some of your ID'd bars in 2017.  Bob Schmidt

Saw a single mounted 25 year Prussian service medal gilded bronze pinback on a dealer's site.  Isn't this unusual for the veteran to mount just this award and wouldn"t he have some other medal during his service? 

Any other bars with the Schaumburg-Lippe Medal for Merit? Perhaps there are similarities to this one from which conclusions can be drawn.

So, I guess a civilian bar?

Many thanks to Komtur, Ixhas, Leutwein and of course Paul C. for assistance in this bar's identity.  Bob

If not as described by the dealer at the S.O.S., what other possibilities are there as to rank and status of the person who wore this medal bar?

Does the wrong medal mounted some fifty years following its issue disqualify the original attribution?  Besides that, what else can be gleaned from the remaining medals on this bar?

Thanks to Paul for posting this for me.  A recent purchase from the '16 S.O.S described by German dealer as Sanitatsoffiziers Ordensschnalle.  The Red Eagle has an N on the lower arm; the Crown Order stamped ZEHN; Prussian Kriegsdenkmunze 1870/71 is non-magnetic (a later private purchase by the veteran from the 1895 era?); steel China Denkmunze.  Does this help?

thanks for the enlightened commentary.  As the old timers might say, its a "hard row to hoe".  I have had experience in the past but it does not make this experience any easier.  A couple years ago, a well-known dealer at all the Shows in the US sold me a silver Prussian flight badge that was not silver (confirmed by a jeweler) and had all the peculiarities of being fake after I bought and read Imperial Sky by Stephen Previtera.  The dealer refused a refund but did do a trade with me, though I know I came out short.  I am not one to pass along such an item just to get ahead.  The other time, back in the eighties, I collected 3rd Reich photos and bought from a then well-known auction house.  When I was streamlining my holdings, I presented the same photos to the same auction house and was refused as he said the photos were not original.  I quit collecting and did not re-emerge until 25 years later.  For middle age men of some means who want a new challenge to collecting for their last twenty or so years, these episodes are a killer.  

Talking of dealers---may I get some commentary on a problem which I now intend to tackle.  In 2012, a trusted dealer sold me a Ottoman Army Flyer's badge that I suspect to be a fake.  I am referencing "Imperial German Flight Badges Vol. II" by Robert Pandis in this assessment.  I have contacted the dealer by e-mail (no response yet) and will do a follow-up at the SOS in person. (I still have the invoice)  My question is---as, presumably, he not obligated to do anything (ie. refund, trade, partial refund, etc.) in my satisfaction--- what is the general outcome for this type of difficulty by members of this Forum.

Thanks for your insight.

I have seen but few mentions of the Freikorps organization, Hanauer Burgerwehr.  Does a photo exist of this insignia in wear and can others comment on the authenticity of insignia in the marketplace?

I don't understand the last post and still still desire the auction data. Bob

Does anyone have the Prices Realized for this Auction? Seeking the hammer price on lots #15 & 16 Orden fur Kunst und Wissenschaft. Thanks Bob

Is anyone else surprised that Kraus did not receive decorations from other countries like France, Italy or northern Europe. Seems as though a man of his standing would be recognized elsewhere. Also are there other bars to professionals like him known to the Forum. How do they match up.

A few pages of Fiehler's interrogation of June 15, 1945 is in Nuremberg Interrogation Records (fold3.com) helpful mostly to assess his travels before surrendering himself to the Americans. He downplays his role in wartime.

Yeah--and there is a lot of editorial comment in the descriptions of items for sale which I found particularly revolting.

No. Google the dealer for his website.

This title is exactly as it appears for the American dealer: Germania International which includes Imperial and Third Reich reconstructions. Most are 8-10 ribbon creations. Would like member comments. As if we need another supply !!

My inital post attempted to decide which book to purchase. Upon seeing the product at the MAX Show in October 2012 and speaking to the authors, I bought both sets of books and have not been disappointed. I did get some bad news on one badge I own but due to the author's contention that many reproductions exist from decades past, I am not surprised. I am willing to take the medicine and not abandon the hobby--I just took the wrong advice back in Nov. 2011.

Of course I collect Imperial Flight Badges and have been offered both the Pandis and Imperial Sky volumes. Without seeing either and relying on others' opinions, I made the previous post so as to avoid the usual pitfalls of buying the wrong reference. The recommendations for Imperial Sky have prompted me to go with that purchase. Thanks to all.