Mark McM

18 minutes ago, Tunneller said:

Very nice Mark

Jim

Thanks, Jim!  The nuance and variety of the CdG sure contributes to it's appeal!!  

just acquired, a *very* dark bronze example.  It's quite aesthetically pleasing, imho.  

28 minutes ago, Chris Boonzaier said:

A Gladbach veterans association cross, added to a chain at some stage, could have been done by the seller, or the vet...

Thanks Chris!  Any idea what the ribbon looks like?

the fob chain was added by the seller.  I'm sure it was a ribboned medal at one time.  

Gentlemen,

This one has me stumped.  Any thoughts? 

Gentlemen

Have so far been unsuccessful in finding this particular variation.  On the pommel end, there is what appears to be a tool-access hole.  This hole is not threaded and is considerably smaller than the diameter of the false end-cap or the spanner slot end-cap.  All other features on the bayonet are early features.  Is this an in-between variation? 

Thanks, Paul!  Arcane subject matter, for sure! 

On 1/4/2017 at 22:38, Mathomhaus said:

Probably not. I've been fortunate to have a couple dozen imperial regimental and award badges pass through my hands over the years and I found that very few screwplates proved to be interchangeable (although there was occasionally consistency in  threading among pieces manufactured by the same company or jeweler).

Regards

thanks!  Has any attempt ever been made to catalog the various thread sizes encountered? 

Anybody????

Hi All,

As regards screw posts on Imperial regimental/school badges, is there a standard thread size generally used?

Thanks!  It's nice to find a piece from a veteran of the Napoleonic campaigns! 

so, this a 50 year anniversary pipe? 

Gentlemen,

Can anyone shed some light on the significance of the numbers 18 13 / 63 presented on this pipe?   

Thanks!  

update: the medal shows evidence of being cast, not struck.  Is that also a characteristic of known fakes?

thanks, guys.  It looks old, but that's not too hard to accomplish these days...

Hello all,

just acquired this.  Appears to be silver plate over dark bronze.  Is this legit? 

5 hours ago, Egorka said:

Lesser coat of arms 1830 

Lesser coat of arms after 1856

Thanks, Egorka!  Fascinating pieces of information! 

9 hours ago, paul wood said:

Mark that is extremely helpful, the eagle in the enamel is the Imperial warrant which means it has to have been made by the official maker, given the date it has to be KK for Kammerer and Keibel.

All the best,

Paul

 

 

Thanks Paul!  Awesome news!

Hi Paul,

Thanks!  The left character could be a K... or it could be an M.  Maddening.  The right hand character is really tough to figure.  There's a large double headed eagle marked under the enamel on the upper arm of the cross...

still catching reflections off the right due to lighting, but not bad for holding the iPad up to one of the microscope lenses...  

Hi Paul,

it's very clearly a 3.  I have it under the microscopes here at work and there's no question about it.  

maybe you can make this hallmark out?

I'll try to get a picture of the date mark, but I'm nearing the limits of my photographic capabilities! 

close up...

update:  after looking at the number on the ring under high magnification, what I thought was a 583 seems more like a 183 (the left-most digit is considerably worn away from being in contact with the jump ring).  There also appears to be the top part of another digit to the right of the 3, making a date more plausible.  

583 is the purity mark for 14k gold

Paul,

... the ring is marked 583 w/ St Petersburg city mark.  The makers mark is under the enamel on the bottom arm of the cross, between the eagle wings.  It's difficult to fully make out, but it appears to be WK (Wilhelm Keibel?).  There is also a large double headed eagle mark under the enamel on the upper arm of the cross, also between the eagle wings.  I've seen the double headed eagle mark on other pieces made by Keibel, but I'm not sure if this is unique.  

reverse is also quite impressive...