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Thanks Laurence!

Nah, If it was of any relation to Ricky, it would be a goat.

No, thank you Paul!

Summa Summarum Part 3 "01" 1 with mark on eye "3" 2 "4" 1 "7" 1 "800" 3 "CD800" 7 "CDCD800-3" 1 1 on buttonhole bow "G 800" 1 "Wagner & Sohn" 2 W 2 W&S 1 W-S 2 WS 1 with WS on the eye 1 with WS overstamped with a "Z" 4 WuS 1 JWS "Sy & Wagner" 2 SW 10 S-W "A" 3 "B" 1 "C" 1 "CN" 1 "ED" 3 "EW" 2 "D" 1 "Fr" 5 1 with incuse mark and "D" on the eye 3 with various marks on the ring "Fr W" 1 "FW" 1 "G" 8 1 with "800" in the reverse ring "H" 5 "HW" 1 "HB" 1 "HBN" 1 "III" 1 "I.R. 950" 1 "IVI" 2 "IW" 1 "K" 4 "KAG" 6 "KM" 2 "KO" 16 1 with large stamp 3 with small stamp "KP" 1 "L" 1 "LV" 2 "LW" 5 1 with boxed dot on eye 1 with halfmoon and crown "M" 2 "MAL" 1 "MEH-3" 1 with magnetic frame 1 with overstamp of core "MFH" 2 "MM" 1 "n" 2 "O" 2 "R" 10 "RSCH" 1 "RW" 2 "S" 5 "Silber" 1 "T" 1 with mark in the eye "V" 3 "WA" 2 "We" 3 with "We" in the little ring "WG K" 1 with mark on the eyelet "WHW" 1 "WILM" 9 1 WILM 800 "WMS" 2 "Z" 4 Partially identifiable 1 C(?)W 2 +M+ 1 D(?) "Circled dot" 1 "Square" 2 Unmarked 27 1 with magnetic frame, "teat" 1 with brass frame 1 unmarked, one piece construction, brass 1 unmarked, sheet steel blued core 1 unmarked, four piece construction with stamped core Illegible 1 Thank you for your support.

Allright, thats fine by me. Thanks!

It looks better than the repro blue ribbon I have.

Allright, Will do.

After those shiny breast stars this will feel like nothing, but even so here is my small contribution to this thread. [attachmentid=25149]

Thanks David!

Thanks a bunch guys!!

Working....

Working..

Holy smokes Mark! That is some kind of a combination you got there...

My highpoint of the year.. [attachmentid=21262]

Ok, thanks!

Thanks Dan!

Thanks Chris! Ps. Could you post all the details, since I can't make everything out from the pic..

Thanks for sharing Joe & all! Wonderfull looking crosses..

Thanks Joe, I can't wait to see some pics..

You're welcome, I'm glad it arrived safely!

Not bad, allthough it seems to have suffered damage somewhere along the line. Made prolly in the start of 1900s and before ww1.

One thing is certain: I've kept the Z?hringer L?wen orden under close survailence during the year and I've seen only 2 1st cl. RKs with X for sale this whole time out of a total of 725 awarded (of them 514 during ww1). As for the 1st cl. w/o X I've seen 6 for sale out of a 5445 awarded (between 1866-1918). How many Spanges have you guys seen? I don't how many exactly, but I know it's quite a few. IMHO too much for such a rare award for all of them to be real. As for the question of how many of them were produced, it's totally reasonable to assume that more were made than ever awarded. But still.. There still has been many pieces for sale lately. Can you give us a any figures Biro?

Summa Summarum Part 2 "800" 1 1 with mark on pin and with two sidehooks 1 with mark under the clasp 1 convex with mark under clasp 1 convex with mark on pin 1 convex with mark in the center 2 vaulted with mark under clasp 1 vaulted "900" 1 "925" 1 "935" 1 1 with mark in the center and with very special pin "950" 1 1 vaulted "AWS" 1 "CD 800" 1 "Deutscher Offiziersverein" 1 with screwback and big washer "D.R.G.M. Victoria" 1 Screwback "Finke" 1 non-magnetic screwback with a big washer "FR" 2 "Fr" 2 "Fr W" 1 marks in two separate incised boxes under the catch "G" 2 "GODET" 1 with marked GODET and 800 in two seperate incised boxes on pin "Hansen" 1 Screwback "HBG" 1 1 with dots between letters "KAG" 1 "KMST" 1 1 with disc attachment "KO" 9 1 with "800" on the pin "Meybauer" 1 with hallmark 1 with crossplate,Meybauer hallmark at the backplate 1 with regular screwback,Meybauer hallmark at the backplate "SILBER" 1 with blued sheetmetal core "We" 2 "SW" 1 "WS" 1 cased with thin pin and engraved maker mark 2 with thin pin and engraved maker mark 1 with thicker pin and mark in a small box "JWS" 1 "V" 1 with "800" "Square" 2 Unmarked 1 1 "26" 1 "Deutscher Offiziersverein", screwback marked with 4 stars and "800"-washer is missing 1 "Meybauer" with crossplate 1 "KMST" 1 "Clamshell" screwback(Deumer Type), non magnetic core 1 Screwback with big washer(same cross like the clamshell variation), non magnetic core 1 convex 2 non magnetic 1 magnetic 1957 EK Thank you for your support!

Summa Summarum Part 2 "01" 1 with mark on eye "3" 2 "4" 1 "7" 1 "800" 2 "CD800" 7 "CDCD800-3" 1 1 on buttonhole bow "G 800" 1 "Wagner & Sohn" 2 W 2 W&S 1 W-S 2 WS 1 with WS on the eye 1 with WS overstamped with a "Z" 4 WuS 1 JWS "Sy & Wagner" 2 SW 10 S-W "A" 3 "B" 1 "CN" 1 "ED" 2 "EW" 1 "D" 1 "Fr" 4 1 with incuse mark and "D" on the eye 3 with various marks on the ring "Fr W" 1 "FW" 1 "G" 7 1 with "800" in the reverse ring "H" 4 "HW" 1 "HB" 1 "HBN" 1 "III" 1 "I.R. 950" 1 "IVI" 2 "IW" 1 "K" 4 "KAG" 6 "KM" 1 "KO" 13 1 with large stamp 3 with small stamp "KP" 1 "L" 1 "LV" 2 "LW" 4 1 with boxed dot on eye 1 with halfmoon and crown "M" 2 "MEH-3" 1 with magnetic frame 1 with overstamp of core "MFH" 2 "MM" 1 "n" 2 "O" 2 "R" 9 "RSCH" 1 "RW" 2 "S" 5 "Silber" 1 "T" 1 with mark in the eye "V" 3 "WA" 2 "We" 1 with "We" in the little ring "WG K" 1 with mark on the eyelet "WHW" 1 "WILM" 9 1 WILM 800 "WMS" 2 "Z" 4 Partially identifiable 1 C(?)W 2 +M+ 1 D(?) "Circled dot" 1 "Square" 2 Unmarked 27 1 Unmarked, magnetic frame, "teat" 1 Unmarked, brass frame 1 Unmarked, 1 piece brass 1 Unmarked, sheet steel blued core Illegible 1 Thank you for your support.

Well, here is another 1870 EK2 spange for sale, this time on a bar on ebay. The pics aren't great, but I've seen alot worse. So any thoughts, opinions guys? Atleast Biro can add this one to his archive.. http://cgi.ebay.de/Ordensspange-Preussen-E...1QQcmdZViewItem