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Thanks Bill and Haynau!

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I'm not really into finnish awards, but I still like their quality, especially with these earlyer ones. Torture you say? Who would ever do such a thing? I hear it is against international law and the Geneva convention..

Great shots guys! Thanks for sharing!

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I saw it allright and now I'm pissed at myself because I wasn't fast enough. That doesn't mean that I would have had the money to buy it offcourse..

A grouping not easily bested.

Thanks Tony!

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Doing my thing.

Under-valued? No. Not in a million years. To me Imperial items are beginning to get too expensive. If someone thinks that Imperial items are undervalued, take a look at the derrittmeisters catalogue. There are items there that should be in the range of 3500 $ instead of the 6000 $ he is asking for them. If someone has a feeling that Imperial items are undervalued, I'd keep it to myself before dealers get wind of it and "repair" their mistake.

It does look funny to me too. The painting in the obverse and the lion in the reverse aren't what I would describe to be normal. The arms also look odd to me. It could be a maker that hasn't been in the spotlight before and manufactured during ww1. If not, it could be made in the 20s or the 30s as a replacement. I've seen a few modern made replicas and they are far worse than this, so I wouldn't place them in the same category. So to me it's either a wartime piece from a maker seldom seen, or a interwar years replacement. If I had to choose, I'd say it's the latter. But I've seen enough not to make judgements based on different and cheaper looks.

Yes indeed, one of 14 that were awarded with x during ww1. You can't get much more rarer than that.. IMO the OZL is the most beatifull order of Baden (it basically stole my heart when I got my first one), but Henry still gets the first place overall.

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Summa Summarum Part 1 "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 "900" 1 "925" 1 "935" 1 1 with mark in the center and with very special pin "950" 1 "AWS" 1 "CD 800" 1 "FR" 2 "Fr" 2 "G" 2 "HBG" 1 1 with dots between letters "KAG" 1 "KMST" 1 "KO" 8 1 with "800" on the pin "Meybauer" 1 with hallmark "SILBER" 1 with blued sheetmetal core "We" 1 "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 "KMST" 1 convex 2 non magnetic 1 magnetic 1957 EK Thank you for your support!

Summa Summarum Part 1 "01" 1 with mark on eye "3" 2 "4" 1 "7" 1 "800" 2 "CD800" 2 "CDCD800-3" 1 1 on buttonhole bow "Wagner & Sohn" 1 W&S 2 WS 1 with WS on the eye "JWS" 1 "Sy & Wagner" 1 SW 7 S-W "A" 1 "CN" 1 "Fr" 2 1 with incuse mark and "D" on the eye "G" 4 1 with "800" in the reverse ring "H" 4 "HW" 1 "HBN" 1 "K" 1 "KAG" 4 "KO" 7 1 with large stamp 3 with small stamp "L" 1 "LV" 2 "LW" 2 1 with boxed dot on eye "M" 2 "MEH-3" 1 with magnetic frame 1 with overstamp of core "n" 1 "O" 2 "R" 5 "RW" 1 "s" 1 "S" 3 "Silber" 1 "T" 1 with mark in the eye "V" 3 "WA" 1 "WG K" 1 with mark on the eyelet "WHW" 1 "WILM" 6 "WMS" 2 "Z" 2 Partially identifiable 1 C(?)W 1 +M+ 1 D(?) "Circled dot" 1 "Square" 1 Unmarked 25 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.

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