Ulsterman

There is some small discussion about the "wearing the day awarded" pictures. In some cases, the highest medal was clearly worn in the buttonhole. Where the EK 'hung' is debated.

I have posted this one before, but ponder the medal bar. If you saw that in a show, would you think "one big,horrible wound"?

1916:

My humble contribution:

Magnifique!

I weep with jealous eyes.

I thought you could go overseas up until 1973 at age 16 as a soldier. When I was young I well remember the horror of the Provos killing three Scottish soldiers (March 9th) when they went out drinking . Two were brothers and only 16. After that HM forces wouldn't allow 16 years old to Ulster.

Yes-part of the fun of the hobby.

Meanwhile, I have seen a few bits and pieces in my time that were nonconforming and from old collections and/or families. They were one offs, which is why I look a little harder at things like this. Fakers usually make a series/batch of fakes-not a unique piece. Individual jewelers in the 1920-1940s however, did do such things -and do so today with some foreign country medals.

I'm not in the market for one of these... but I like to look.

you! you!

I have wondered why EK prices have exploded over the past few years-it is because they are all living at your house.

Nice collection mate.

I believe it may be Federal denazified reissue docs. for the RK.

Can we see the print of the stamp please?

It is well done and gives me pause.

Has anyone ever seen a copy/fake like it beforre?

Perfectly legitimate. I have a similar bar (1914 star with bar and rosette) that I got at Sotheby's in March, 1979 (Lot# 185). Back then Victory medals went for 50p.

It was to a Pvt. in the R.E.s and who later went to work for the Post Office in London.

Welcome Robert!! You will like it hre.

Great little bar. I wish I had your instincts.

Occam's Razor-

Or to paraphrase Sherlock Holmes..."when all possible logical conclusions are eliminated, only the impossible remain".

It is not real, but put together.

Ramblin... that last medal is the WW1 vets' "honor legion" badge/medal.

Can we see a larger picture? The neck order is very interesting.

Great pictures.

Rick Lundstrom's famous article on the Seymour expedition in the JOMSA is also a must-have.

A bit too fuzzy to use:

Only 6.18.15 is on the back of #53. I think he is a Major. Sadly, this as well as I can do:

and then there's the Austrians:

Here is a Bavarian officer @ 1875. Note the straight, flat 'cruder' style of hook on bar.

Here is a Saxon survivor of the war-1919/20. Unusual as the early Reichsheer uniform was only around for about a year.

This is one of my favorites- "old China hand"Offz. Strlv. Willi Schrod in Soissons, June 20, 1915:

This is a later war ribbon bar. Note this man's rank.

This is an unusual one-a furled ribbon bar, picture taken in early 1918.

Another propoganda postcard with Gefreiter Fritz, Dec. 29, 1916

Unknown officer @ 1915: