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Good morning, maybe I can give your bar a name. Just checking the list of Austrian officers in active service in March 1938 there would be just one candidate with exactly this combination of medals: Niedermayer Karl (28.01.1890 – 06.08.1965), Oberstleutnant and commander of TelBaon 7 (signals batt.), serving in the Wehrmacht with the staff of "Kommandeur der Nachrichtentruppen XVIII" in 1939. I can´t check if he was doing duty in "Präsidialbüro des Kriegsministeriums" in 1916. Maybe there was another guy who was not longer in active service in 1938. The mark "A" means the medal is made of silver. Regards Christian
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Austrian/German Federal Police Badge?
Christian1962 replied to Brig's topic in Police Forces of the World
there are some in today´s auction at www.dorotheum.com "Orden und Auszeichnungen". Regards Christian -
If you dare pics of Austrian 1st Republic I can help. Here grade # 2: "Großes Goldenes Ehrenzeichen am Bande" issue 1924 - 1925. From about 1925/26 on the star was changed into the tradtional form. Here an early Rothe star. Here a grade # 3 set: "Großes Ehrenzeichen am Bande", instituted in 1926. Regards Christian And a grade # 1 star: "Großstern des Ehrenzeichens", 2nd issue from 1925 on. and a very early grade # 2 handmade (!) sash Insignia.
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I can confirm that it´s official use but I cannot say when this startet. But I would assume it was before 1918. And I can attach a pic (sorry for the poor quality, but my mobile phone has a bad camera) of a complete sash from the 1930ties. Regards Christian
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Franz-Joseph-Orden extreme price
Christian1962 replied to Utgardloki's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
I think the most valuable part would be the case at all. Gold marked FJO-Knights cost 700 - 800 €, the miniature star in poor quality 500 - 600 € (I would not pay that amount). So the difference makes the price of the case up to 3.000 - 3.400 €. I am not sure if anybody is willing to pay that for a case. But: for a collector missing just this item it could be worth. Regards Christian -
Austria-Hungary Imperial Austrian Military Merit Cross
Christian1962 replied to Noor's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
I always have a look if it is a multipart construction or not. When there are minimum three parts (cross, center medaillon and swords) it´s not a cheap piece. In addition the inscript on the backside says "mein Eigentum" so I would assume it´s a private purchased issue of good quality. To say it honestly: it must not be an "official piece" which was delivered by the "Ordenskanzlei". Would other members have pics of their pieces to post here? Would be interesting for comparing. Regards Christian -
Austria-Hungary Imperial Austrian Military Merit Cross
Christian1962 replied to Noor's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
No problem anyway, you are welcomed. Note: there were lots of unfinished parts left which were finished in the 1960ties and 1970ties. They make most of the pieces on collector´s market today. Regards Christian -
Franz-Joseph-Orden extreme price
Christian1962 replied to Utgardloki's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
I would not think so because the owner of a lower grade had to return his earlier decoration when he received a higher one. My humble opinion: the quality of the miniature star is quite poor (late or probably after war) if you compare it with others. So you are right "concerning small decoration itself".... I can just enclose an EKO1 miniature star for comparison but you will recognize what I mean if you have a look onto the star corpus itself. Regards Christian -
Austria-Hungary Imperial Austrian Military Merit Cross
Christian1962 replied to Noor's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
Dear Elmar, thank you very much for this clue. I remember to have bought it in 2010 in a Künker auction. Regards Christian -
Franz-Joseph-Orden extreme price
Christian1962 replied to Utgardloki's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
In Haus-, Hof- und Staatshandbuch from 1914 we find: 157 Austrian owners of Großkreuz des Franz Joseph-Ordens and up to 600 - 700 foreign owners of that class (I became tired counting). Maybe 1.000 all in all. If only 10 % would have owend a "Kleine Dekoration" (it could be worn just on uniforms) it would not be a rare and elusive piece of collectors interest worth a realistic price more then 4.000,- €. This price only with the inscripiton " F.J.O. Großkreuz - Kleine Dekoration". Otherwise 1.500,- up to 2.000,- maximum. Referring to the Weitze piece: "Kleine Dekoration" was introduced in 1908. When the case is dated with "1900" - would it be a 100 % original one? I would think that the inscription was imprinted later (golden letters are more shining then the "F.J.O." . Regards Christian -
Austria-Hungary Imperial Austrian Military Merit Cross
Christian1962 replied to Noor's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
There is a reprint of Michetschläger, not best quality but fine for reference. I purchased it for under 100,- € some years ago in the net from a german company. Just some examples of "Kleine Dekoration": and for MVK 1st class. Most of them were produced after 1918 I would assume. It´s hard to say which were from the 1914 - 1918 Periode and which after 1918. Regards Christian Maybe it´s of interest. I purchased this "Kleine Dekoration" within a "luxury case" which is not marked as "Kleine Dekoration". Have a look onto the backside. I am sure it´s an owners inscription by himself. But I would think that wartime issues would have the inscription "Militärverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse - Kleine Dekoration". Christian -
Franz-Joseph-Orden extreme price
Christian1962 replied to Utgardloki's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
4.885,- would be too much. Regards Christian -
Help on this commander star of the order of Franz Joseph
Christian1962 replied to eos512's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Wladimir Laxa: Orden der Eisernen Krone 2. Kl. mit KD und Schwertern: PVBl. 148/1917 vom 11.08.1917, A.h.E. vom 01.08.1917 – Präs. 21.006 v. 03.08.1917 Militärverdienstkreuz 2. Kl. mit KD und Schwertern: PVBl. 243/1917 vom 24.12.1917, A.h.E. vom 15.12.1917 – Präs. 36.078 v. 17.12.1917 Regards Christian
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he is "Feldwebel". The medal is "Militär-Jubiläumsmedaille 1848 - 1898" (Jubilee medal 1898 - 1898). The pic was taken in Josephstadt. Therefore it would be possible that he was a member of IR 36 which had "blassrot" (pale red) as regimental colour. Regards Christian
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Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen
Christian1962 replied to Bucky01's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
Correct, I meant this. Christian -
Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen
Christian1962 replied to Bucky01's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
You can see that the quality is not compareable with that in the pics. It seems to be a late collectors copy. Regards Christian -
Austria-Hungary Austrian Balkan Wars 1912-13 cross
Christian1962 replied to makedon's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
No, there are different versions. Regards Christian -
Austrian military merit cross
Christian1962 replied to laurentius's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
As you can see the miniature star of the grand cross is mounted on the knights cross of FJO which is part of his medal bar. The owner could not change that when wearing the breast star. It is evident that the breast star was just worn for the purpose for taking the pic. Not really correct but no problem at all. Regards Christian -
What you see here is the "k.k. uniformiertes privilegiertes Bürgerkorps Graz". It still existes today: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privilegiertes_uniformiertes_Grazer_Bürgerkorps Kindest Christian
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Goldenes Verdienskreuz mit Krone
Christian1962 replied to Utgardloki's topic in Austro-Hungarian Empire
It a appears to be a different (foreign?) production. Austrian made pieces regular look like this: Regards Christian