Glenn R

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Gerd, here's another picture of the KMST action for your reference...

Already posted this elsewhere but here it is again.....

Nice one to a Bavarian.

This is the reverse of a pocket watch I own. The inscription is similar to the urkunde of Ltn Sheidt.

It reads, "Fur tapferkeit beim patroliengang, Unteroff K Sell, R.I.R 74. 1 Dez 1918".

Could this possibly have been awarded for similar action?

I still have pictures of a lovely Godet sidehook I used to own, I won't post them though as the cross now belongs to a friend and fellow forum member. I'm sure we can tempt him out of the woodwork with it!!!!

You know who you are

Another View of the KMST

Engraved "1 MGK, Leutnant Scheel, RIR 214"

Another Deutche Offizier Verein made cross but with a twist......

Here's one of my favourites

I'll get some pictures done by the weekend for you Joe, bit tied up at work at the mo.

Karl, I saw an identical cross on ebay recently, is this the one?

I've got a 935 marked EK1 with a fully laquered back, I'll get some pictures of it when I get chance. It is heavily vaulted and has no maker mark.

Glad you made it here Greg, look forward to your contibutions, I know you own some fine EK's mate!

Nice A. Werner and Sohn. I like it.

Nice little piece that Micha. I try to stick to one thing myself then see some little nugget like this and end up buying it!

I'd say you're probably right. The trapezoidal swas and date look good.

Date....

Here's some core details for a Steinhauer I have on file....

Thanks Dave. Not so hot on my Souvals!

I dunno Rick, your posts have a certain poetic vibe. Veritable Seamus Heaney when you get dug into the dusty books!

I'll get some scans done in the next few days and get them on here.

The corners of the beading have a Souval look about them, but I believe that another maker has a similar feature. Just combing my archive of photo's see what I can find.

Thanks David. I'll try to get some scans done at a friends.

Hello Chaps, I have a diary containing what appears to be poems, stories and similar pieces written in old German. It appears to be written by someone well educated. I'm told that the quality of the writing suggests a well educated man. I don't have a scanner so can't post any pages at the moment but I would love to get it translated.

The titles of the pieces are all I can decipher and are really intriguing me, for example.

Das Eiserne Kreuz!

Das Kleine Gluck.

Das Leid Der Deutschen Frau.

Die Bayrischen Lowen. (only hint I can get of the author's possible origin.)

500m Vor? Fiend. This has a subtitle possibly Reims and the date 29.11.14. This is clearly a poem as the title is repeated at the end of each paragraph.

Der Verwundete Krieger.

There are about 100 pages of this, consisting of several pieces some short some quite long, ending abruptly in 1915 (although one title is Winter 1914/15/16/17.)

The spelling mistakes are probably my cack-handed effort at reading the titles. Does anyone know how I can get these translated. It would be great if it was a lost gem! I've tried the local universities but they tell me that reading the old script is a problem for their language departments.

Thanks Chaps,

Glenn.

Great to have you here. Welcome Vince.