Ralph A

Why... its just more boxes!

You mean this old thing?

That IS my bow, and thank you for the compliment.

I can show you how to so tie one, if you like.

Did you note the "manji" character on the gold sticker?

What lies within?

Here is a detailed view of the reverse...

... ?

I was told recently that the proper designation is "The Medal of Honor Awarded by Congress" as opposed to "The Congressional Medal of Honor" (which I'm told is something entirely different).

What is the difference?

The only MoH I've seen "in person" is the one on display at the Wilderness Battlefield visitor's center. I believe it is brass. Not very ornate.

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please refer to der rittmeister under iron crosses,

near the bottom of the section.

joe

Could you post a link? Anyone familiar with this site knows what a chore it is to drill down to anything... expecially at the bottom of one of his long loooong pages.

For those who may have missed it in the Forum Sale Room, definitely one of the most unusual cased EK2s I've encountered.

Yup. I was going for my wallet, and it was gone by the time my hand got to my pocket.

Might not the hook be for a miniature? The "depression" beneath it seems to suggest something small sat there.

One way to be surer:

Noncomb mini! Hard to find.

She's wearing the whole kit - Order of the Garter and everything, so I'd guess... 1887. Golden Jubilee. (Might even be Diamond Jubilee; she's not got on her small "1870" Garrard crown.)

The set.

Oaks.

A crummy one.

Reverse.

More.

I thought at first it might be one of those infamous Polish fakes (with a different pin/hinge), but the 9's are different - anyway, that's ruled out.

Side view. Nice to meet some else with a love of the unusual.

Very nice! I have this:

Cute. A re-hash of an old Bill Mauldin bit from WW2.

If the brick in #5 was real, I don't think he'd be able to lift it like that.

Maybe some help:

http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/comment/yockel.htm