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Hello Chris, remember the post of the user bavaria on site 1. He wrote Scheid signes only for two weeks. Very nice thread, and a very nice paper, what you got.

Hello, I think the 35mm ribbon is from the first awarding. In the 30th, there would be manufactured different kinds of bars, so you need different sizes of ribbons. look here the bars of my relative. Upper was made of the original ribbons. The medal is a post-war production.The original is lost. Most time he wear the TM seperate from the bar. The small bars are made from the 15mm ribbons and the lower ribbins are about 20 - 25 mm.

Hello, last time I had a lot of problems with the new forum, I couldn't write anything. This MVO with the Deschler-swords is a Hemmerle-cross. The signs will be on the frontsite of the agraffe under the swords. I've never seen MVO's with Deschler-swords. Deschler wasn't a manufactuere for the MVO, they produce only MVK second and third class. Can you show a picture of the whole backside of theses MVO? I want see if it is a gold or a silver gilt medaillon. What kind of ribbon has the MVO, would you show us the complete bar? Cheers Andreas

Hello, "Herrn Hauptmann a. D von Schilcher zum Dank für die treue Unterstützung gezeichnet von der Komission für Kriegsgeschichte" Reiss What shows the frontside?

Hello Chris, what a beautifull book. The dedication is the bullseye. Anton Gentil was a Aschaffenburger artist and sculptor. He create the big deer-sculpture hanging on the wall of Aschaffenburg castle.

Hello Andreas, ther are some listings in the ancestry database. He was also called Hans Ruckert. With the rank of sergeant he got his awards in China. In the first WW he got the EK2. His last rank was Feldwebel-Leutnant. Do you have a picture of him? regards Andreas

Hello, he was also winner of the bavarian Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden. So he could change his name to Ritter von Greim.

thanks a lot for the explanation. It is a pretty pin made of gold. The owner told me, that would be decoration from the civilwar-aera.

Hello gents, i've got this golden pin of Kappa Alpha. It is made of gold with pearls and ruby stones. How old could this pin be? The monogram will be addet seperately, but it is the same material and pearls. regards Andreas

Thank you all for sharing this fotos of your collectibles.

Hello, there is only one date named in "Bayerns Goldenes Ehrenbuch" "Beim Sturm auf das französische Bollwerk im Bois D'Ailly am 26.1.1915 erklettert Vzfw Eydel der 4. Komp 4. bay. RIR zugleich mit dem die 3. Sturmkolonne führenden Unteroffizier den Wall und dreht sofort ein dastehendes französisches Maschinengewehr nach dem Feinde. Aber es ist nicht in Gang zu bringen, so hält er Handgranaten werfend die ganze Nacht im Bollwerk aus und hat dadurch wesentlich Anteil am Festhalten der Schanze, die er erst verlassen muss, als er am rechten Arm und der rechten Seite verwundet wird." On Ancestry database are some listings of him, but no date about the awarding of the TM. The golden TM is listed without date.

Hello, thank you for sharing the fotos. I know, what I have to do at my next visit to Munich.

Wonderful combination. The TM looks pretty good.

If larger pictures are enough here they are

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Hello Chris, very nice pictures of my favourite bataillon cheers Andreas

Hello, a very nice picture. Is the back described ?

Hello Alan, at first, it was difficult for me. I've compared this cross with my pictures, but by my opinion it is a fake. The swords are Deschler-swords, but I know MVK's, where the swords hat be retrofittet, so Deschler-swords could be used. The cross is a early Deschler, the frontmedaillon is one piece ( regular three piece). Deschler hasn't produced this kind of MVK, only Hemmerle and Leser. Sorry

Schuh was a early winner of the golden medal (Nov 1914) he died in 1915. I couldn't find any other decorations of him.

Hello Chris, I was at this exhibition on saturday and I told the collector the story of the ring. It was ring Nr. 423. In the listings, I found the owner Georg Josef Schrott 19.3.1885.

Hello Alan, i know two different kinds of the DA 24 years. The darker one is the earlier variation. This DA was given since 1876 till 1918. There are no markings, so i can't tell you a manufacturer. This evening, I will weigth my crosses to compare them with your dates. Here a picture of my DA's The left cross of your DA's looks not so good. The leaves of the wreath are not good pronounced Please show a good picture of the side from the rim.

That's right Chris. In my search about TM-winners I found a lot of soldiers with only one ore two awards. There were many, who left the battlefields because they were woundet, invalid or becomming tactical teachers. Some left the army for important work.

Yes, I think so. the main owners get the small award ( it is a fake!), but I have no original :-(

Hello, the design is the manufactuerer Schickle, but I dont know if they are good or bad.

Hello Chris, Martin Huber , born 12.8.1887, was awarded with the EK1, EK2 Militärverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse Schwerter, Dienstauszeichnung 9 Jahre. On left side is the jubileemedal 50 years wedding of the bavarian king in 1918. Andreas