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Posts posted by Robin Lumsden
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Thanks Rick.
As I say, it's just a shot in the dark.
I always wondered if he had anything to do with the opera house!
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...and here's the inside, 'signed' by the mysterious Herr Kroll........
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A couple of forum members were very helpful recently in tracking down information on Rittmeister Hemmerde and General Vollrath von Hellermann.
How about this one for a 'hat-trick' for the imperial researchers..........
I have a busby from LHR2 which has the name 'K. Kroll' in it. It's pre-1897 as there is no Reich cockade. It's black bearskin, not opposum or sealskin, with an officer-style lining but OR-pattern cockade. Presumably 'K. Kroll' was an NCO or a 1-year volunteer. I have tried various archives and the net, but no luck.
Does anyone have anything in their records relating to a 'K. Kroll' serving with LHR2 ??
I know it's a long shot, him not being an officer, but then the other two long-shots I referred to forum members paid off dividends!
Here's the busby (with little Braunschweiger friend)..........
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And not a Juncker mark or a crown in sight!
(Well, except for the obvious).
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And the backs. Again, bog-standard issue pieces, with a pin attachment like that on the pilot badge.
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These were a bonus.....a full matching set of wound badges.
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It came along with a lot of other stuff attached to this untouched 1919-dated US vet's "hate belt". The pilot badge was the main reason I bought the belt. It is obviously a wartime badge - not a '20s or '30s replacement.
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It's the bog-standard hollow-back silvered iron version - but it has that 'been there' feel.
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Here's my latest pick-up.
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and the hook is pretty substantial.....although the pin has the dreaded 'pointy end'.
Anyway, I don't know if it's 1930s or 1950s.....but I like it all the same.
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The hinge area of the pin has some brass peeking through.....
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It seems to be nickel, or nickeled brass. It's hollow, but with a backplate and 'blowhole'.
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It's totally unmarked so I haven't a clue who made it - or when it was made. I just know the quality is that of a professionally made badge.
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The commonly known pattern appears to have come in during the mid-1930s. Here's the one I have.
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and worn by Dietrich during the pre-'35-ish period.....
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based on the award certificate........
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Despite the low numbers awarded, I think there must have been many makers of these badges. The original design was like this, with a Prussian TK.......
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On what basis one SS man got one (or two or three or....) while another didn't, I don't know.
Rick.
They were given to married SS men only. Either on marriage or at a later date. The idea was that each 'SS family' would eventually have one.
The widow of a fallen SS soldier could also receive one.
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Rick.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
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Happy Julfest boys and girls!
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The skull's less than an inch across, which gives an idea of scale.
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Actually, I think they're pretty well made. The originals, that is.
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Copy on the left, I think.
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And the dedication. This was craftsman done.
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Imperial 2005 Year in Review!
in Germany: Imperial: The Orders, Decorations and Medals of The Imperial German States
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This group is my favourite imperial 'pick-up' from 2005.