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Here another bar from a Landwehr-officer

I've sent you a PN

That's not quite true. The early variants are valued somewhat higher as they are rarer. As the duration of the war increased, more and more crosses were needed and then also produced by medal manufacturers such as Deschler. The early pieces still came from the workshops of order jewelers (Weiss, Leser and Hemmerle) However, you have to be familiar with the variants to distinguish the early from the late ones. Here are the early Hemmerle pieces Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Hello, the swords of the MVK were made of a non-ferrous metal alloy like the cross bodies. In some places, the same tools were used for the swords as for the MVO swords, which were made of silver. I have never heard of bronzed silver swords, which would not have made sense for cost reasons. At the Hemmerle company, you can find GH 900 swords on some variants, on which the 900 was polished, as the 900 stands for the silver content. stands for the silver content. White swords were marked with WCo. Here is a white and a GH example Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

The difference between swords and crown swords is the rank. Soldiers and privates were awarded swords, NCOs and sergeants were awarded crown swords. Vice sergeants then received second class swords and deputy officers second class crown swords. 1st class sergeant lieutenants and first class crown swords military officers.

There is no service award on it. In fourth position is a Prussian Red Eagle Order. The bronze medal is Bavarian, Medal of the Order of St. Michael. The gold MVK should not have been worn if the next higher level, in this case the MVO, was awarded. The gold MVK is also not an awarded item.The MVK is on the war ribbon. However, with 7 exceptions, this class was awarded on the ribbon for war service. The Michael would also fit a military officer, but on the one hand a service award is missing, on the other hand a jubilee medal, because we are here in a high NCO rank, which then rose to officer.

Unfortunately, I don't know an exact classification either. In most cases, the fourth class knight was awarded with or without a crown. The higher classes went to high-ranking personalities and the high nobility.

Hello, there are many possible professions here. A university teacher, a clergyman, a mayor of a large city. A high administrative official, perhaps also a higher court official. We won't find out from the ribbons.

This might be a Kriegerbund award like this Bundesehrenkreuz

Here two copies of the Stammrolle. Both say Ö MVK2, but on the picture he had a knightscross of the Franz-Joseph-Order

Hello, Father Rupert Mayer was a divisional chaplain in the Bavarian army (8. bayr. Reserve-Division). He was born in Stuttgart / Württemberg, on 23.1.1876 Awards: Bavarian MVO 4th Class swords and 4th class crown + swords on ribbon for war-merit Württemberg Friedrichsorden 4th class EK1 EK2 Austria Militärverdienstkreuz 2th class He was seriously wounded by an artillery shell and lost a lower leg . https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Mayer

Hello, thats Prinzregent Luitpold the father of Leopold. I don't know the two awards.

Hello, on Sunday I was able to get a few more pieces from my South African friend. His father was in the South African Air Force during the Second World War and then in civil aviation in SA.

Thank you very much for the explanation.

beware of chrisnico. Bad fakes.