Stuka f

Here are mine;

There is only one person who might know that answer, but I lost track of him...

He was a former member on WRF and had a great "signature"( related to the "theatrical" uniforms of the TR), I can't remember either...but give me some time!

I do! 

Yours is very nice. I only got Dutch and Belgian's (for the moment)....

Hey Marius,

looks like a "fraternelle" medal. Those are unofficial medals made, by and for ,groups of old soldiers.

This "group" apparently started in 1941 and commemorated it in 1961.

Just need to figure out what FI/OF and PA/MP stands for. One must be Flemish and the other French.

My guess would be a resistant group initiated from some other organisation.

The light blue of the ribbon, makes me think "Congo", but it don't matches with the "FI/OF and PA/MP".....

No great values accorded to these medals, they can go from 10 to 30 euro....

Got more then I wished for in less then one week!

Been hunting this fire fighter helmet of the city of Antwerp for years...

All this stuff comes from a long time collector I did lost track off, and who reappear a few weeks ago. Gave him my wish list and here it all is....

Love it too!

Thanks Guy, love them too! 

Had a swap with a fellow collector.

Could it be Dutch!? The "W" makes me think so...

But probably;  Braunschweigischer Orden !

Very pleased with what I got in today!

Two police helmets (all ready had the one on the right).

A belt buckle, a hawker badge, and chariot taxes badges. I didn't even knew those badges ever existed...

Construction also makes me think; French.

Definitely not Belgian to me.

Hello,

would anyone know which medal this exactly is, please?

It was identified as French religious mid 19 th century, and the ribbon is garbage,  but nothing more....

According to the owner it is gold.

On 1/21/2018 at 00:34, Trooper_D said:

No!

What a wonderful wife you have, Stuka

She got me this today (found on facebook, I am not on facebook!)

 I am fully aware of that! ;-)

She is my second wife, so able to compare!  

And after 20 years of being together (only married for 10 years to here) we managed to get a house and a warehouse on the same ground. And" my man cave" is bigger then "here house" 

On 1/19/2018 at 18:42, Stojan said:

Hello, I have this badge of hand-to-hand combat, the seller assured me it is original, but I would like to know other opinions, I would appreciate someone telling me what you think.

Best regards.

 

You better open a new thread, so this on stays on track.

On 2/15/2016 at 04:05, Paul R said:

I only have two bars.  One, I showed already.  This is the second. 

Wow.Heavy stuff here! 

She pointed it out to me! ;-)

Got a small left over of printing material, kept by a formal printer, ...

Thanks a lot Dave.

But price seems at the high end...

Got my third in today, but just can seem to find a complete one....

More Belgian badges with fasces;

Belgian Congo judicial police;

Thanks Bill.

Is it a good film?

I would say student cap...for the colors it looks like "oranje-blanje-bleu " this could have something to do with Holland or South Afrika...

And Donald Sutherland and his mate, wear them in a film...

Thanks for your input!

Most interesting reading. Liked I said, something I know little of.

Always interested in learning!  But no worry's here, it passed different experts since then and finally sold by one of the finest auction houses in the US, during a sale of a well know collection of scrimshaw. The signature was genuine, so was the work and the bone.

I can also add that it came from the same auction house I got my Egyptian artifact from, today.

Thanks for your input!

I have been dealing in antiques for the greatest part of my life. And I am aware of my countries, European and world laws regarding most antiques. I was of course also aware about IS uses, this have been headlines during a long period over here too.

Still don't know anything about this kind of items. But I am pretty confident, as I bought it from a auction house who sales on a weekly base, the household effects from cleared property's. Working with them since 1975, and can't complain.