Ulsterman

Nooooo, these Bavarian Medals are not old, let's say post 1945 and still available in dozends, even cheaper then ...

Here you may buy 15 for yet 1,99 Euro:

http://cgi.ebay.de/Medaillen-vom-Koenig-Lu...1QQcmdZViewItem

They are wine bottle tokens and have been identified in the JOMSA as such.

also here:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~megardin/wgardiner.html

Try here, these guys know everything!

http://www.cwoodcock.com/forum/db_TalkToMe...oard&page=1

really interesting thread this-

I have 2 questions:

1. Did all the medals have a bar of some sort and

2. isn't the bust on the obverse that of the King?

Vatican awards were and are registered in the monthly Vatican Epistle. The trick is finding a complete bound set back to 1900. We had a thread on this about @ 1 year ago.

wow! Kunsho, may I have a xerox of that book?

I'll gladly pay you.

PaulR-may we see the Guards' badge please?

Great photo!

I believe that cap badge is Spanish-American war era- and much rarer.

That bayonet/sword is a treasure! It looks a lot like an abridged version of the French artillery NCO sword.

actually the bar was almost certainly a "fleet" one, as the rest of the bar (e.g. the WW2 version) included a stray navy long service medal ribbon in second place (after the purple heart).

US vets do not seem to have bought a lot of their association medals, so I am quite chuffed: it's a 1920s bar for certain.

This little upside down treasure came from an eBay auction-by the fuzzy pic I thought it was a New York WW1 medal-but it is not. It's a perfect example of a plasticated US WW2 ribbon bar-and it came with several others showing WW@ service.

I am very pleased-it's my first one, now if I can just find the medal to go with it.

Stijn:

May I have a copy of that article?

CAn I get back copies of the BDOS journal?

Thanks,

Ulster

Stijn-

Where did you get the red cross medals award dates?

Thanks,

Ulster

I'll combine these two threads.

Got him -- but as ALWAYS in these cases, please anybody else do NOT post original wearere name identification for any item up for sale while it is still for sale:

not only is that free/unearned data FOR some unknown seller's sole gain, but largely a waste of time for items which vanish into the Great Unknown anyway and are NOT brought home by Faithful Readers here.

I had this guy in 2 minutes. It's all in how the combination....combines.

(At least this guy survived the war even if he never wore his medals again. )

That was quite a clue Rick. I think I have his photo-still too much for my bank account.

see here:

http://www.geocities.com/athens/4795/Cuba.htm

It is issued by the CDR-for defense of the revolution. It seems to be awarded quite frequently to foreign allies, but also to a number of Cubans for civil defense, propoganda and international efforts.

There are a number of books on the subject-my favorite being the latest Flashman book, and Featherstones' Victorian Colonial Wafare-Africa, which has the ILN summary of the Ethiopian war within.

People don't seem to collect them as much-like the Ashanti medal, because there was almost no combat. Flashman said the whole incident was caused by lazy Foreign Office bureaucrats,.

Welcome Ardm:

Interesting attachment.

Did you see the Volunteers jacket found in 2001 in a chimney?

Wow-very unusual. Pre 1897-an 1866 MVM (the key I suspect)-NO 1870 medal and a Hohenzollern "crush the peasants" medal.. and no Danish war medal... Obviously a Hauptman or above-but what a career.

Thank God this was saved. This is very good news. I'll offer my service as assistant should you reqire them.

Well done-and thank you to the historian and family members who helped save the legacy.

very nice ribbon bars at the bottom.

Nice Meck-schwer. 1870 group.

whats' the medal at the back next to the navy photo?

Mr. Murphy:

Perchance could you list the 88 original numbered medals?

Do you have names for the other officially named Tan war medals at all?

Lastly, I have always wondered what exactly one did to receive a noncom IRA medal? Can you give us any ideas?

Ta,

That my friend, is one rare, rare document.

navy Korvettekapitan, @ 1925?

Nice bar-congratulations.

Sedalzek and Meybauer both made these medals.

I have seen ONE picture of both classes being worn-an SA General in 1934 no less.

There are a lot of "1957" types of this medal out there.

Thanks for posting Captain. I like the awards-they were earned. I find them very interesting and cool.

Given the oak leaves/clusters I am wondering if they are state national Guards.?