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Bob, how right you are about that slippery slope .... I'm slidding down it fast .....
This one's now on it's way to me ...better pictures will follow. I believe it has replacement chin scales but the rest of the haube is original. The picture I'm showing here looks like the fittings are in brass/gold ..but in fact all fittings are in silver.
Please let me know your feelings about this one.
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Cheers, Mike
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normaly they have a pin - but you find them sewn on medalbars as well.
the enamel long service award is the "expensive" brother of those issued ones with removed needl system sewn on medalbars
christian
Thanks Christian, I've seen a few of the smaller Landwehr bars without pins on the back, but as yet none sewn to medalbars.
I just realised I've got the later 1891-1912 Wurttemberg 2nd class Landwehr Schnalle as well
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The Baden Landwehr small bar, unfortunatly in not to good a condition and the reverse, without any means of attachment. I'm not sure if this should have a pin .. or where these sewn on.
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Here's a Baden 3rd class
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One of my favorites ... a Prussian Landwehr 2nd class in enamel.
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reverse of above ... slightly different attachment than Toms
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Bob, I'm with you on these .... they make a nice display, but some of those rarer ones are so hard to find and the prices just don't bare thinking about. Still I've managed to find a few so here goes ...
Prussian 2nd class DA
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Stogie,
Just one word .... THANKS .... that's for the detailed information given before I started collecting aviation badges ..... for the work that you put in to identifying all the pitfalls involved within this area of collecting ..... and last of all, for sticking to what you knew through research and experience to be correct and sharing it with others.
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Hi Mike, I'll jump in on the ribbon question, its simply faded badly, the reverse of it is still reasonably bright. Due to the quality of my reduction its a bit hard to make it out properly, but its definitely a non combatant ribbon!
cheers Jason
Hi Jason, my eyes must be getting clouded by looking at all these fantastic bars Now I've looked closer ..... and yes yours is the non-combatant ribbon. Nice one, thanks for sharing with us
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Rick, can you explain why the KVM is mounted on the combatant ribbon and not the non-combatant one, as on the one here. Just got me thinking!!!!
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Rick, thanks for the information. I was beginning to give up on this one. As I said I'm only trying to get some informed opinions on the piece for a friend. Is there anywhere that I could look up further information on these daggers?
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Gentlemen, can any of you give me any help on, what a friend of mine believes to be a pre WW2 Polish dagger. Unfortunatly I know nothing about these, but I suggested that I seek the help of those that do know.
Can anybody give me any background on this dagger, what arm of the services it came from and what sort of value would it have.
I only have the one picture of it, but if others are needed I'm sure he can supply them for me.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi Guys,
if you have time, could you please post the award dates of any certificates you have? Just month and year.
You can PM them as well if you want. Its for a project I am working on.
Thanks
Chris
I've only got a couple Chris, but here are the dates:-
EKII 6th September 1916
EKI 7th January 1918
Both to the same guy
Cheers, Mike
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Otto, that's a real shame that you don't have his original badge. It would have been the icing on the cake ... but having said that at least you have the award document for it. it's really great that you've been able to obtain a large amount of the history and documents relating to Karl's service.
Cheers, Mike
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It just gets better and better with each picture you show us Otto
Please can you show us some closer shots of his Pilots badge. It would be great to see close shots of an attributed badge, both obverse and reverse.
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Otto, All I can say is absolutely fantastic
Your research and collection is out of this world. This is what it's all about. Thanks a lot for sharing your family history with us.
Very nice shots of the early Albertros DII and the later Albertros DV.
Cheers,
Mike
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Never mind that mouldy old greatcoat ..... Let's see what's in the cabinet behind it
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OMG .. he who say's he knows it all ... "Der Expensivemeister" has made a total pigs ear of his description and understanding of this. Even I, as a non German speaker can see that it belonged to field artillery soldier and not a woman
On the good side .. his price for this pass is not over the top
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Hey Rick ... at last I think I've found a picture that shows our intrepid officer cadet KARL H?hnlein ... I'll get a closer picture of this one asap .. it lists names under it and I think he is the guy on the front left with the glasses.
Unfortunatly the pictures I have shown here were supplied by the seller and I've not had the chance to take better ones yet.
But for now here he is
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Tony, thanks for the comments but I know you have that fantastic diary that belonged to Sid Dore, that alone is a fantastic piece of research material
Rick, I too noticed in most of the pictures a strange mix and match situation with the types of uniform. Most pictures show greatcoats in what appears to be Dunkelblau, with others in Feldgrau. Also the fact that spiked helmets are worn, mostly with feldgrau covers, all except this on, which shows our prospective officers on parade with shiny picklehaubes and very light trousers, maybe off white. Again in 1917.
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Wow .... That's great Rick, thanks
I think that the slightly smaller guy on the right of the group in the picture is Generalmajor Otto, under a magnifying glass I can make out the stripes on the side of his trousers, he seems to be reading from a document while the young cadet stands to attention in front of him.
Strange that with Otto retiring in 1899, he is in uniform, performing what seem to be some sort of presentation at an officer training school in 1917
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Stogie, in fact there are 3 albums all to the same guy and you are so right about this sort of thing being sold off as seperate lots.
In fact I only just managed to stop the seller of these from flogging them on eBay as 3 lots with the possibility of them being split forever
At least he saw the error of his ways and agreed to sell them to me all together
Here's another couple of shots from one of the albums ..... wonder who these officers are .... One is a General
Sorry for the small size
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Spiked Helmets....
in Germany: Imperial Uniforms, Headwear, Insignia & Personal Equipment
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Thanks Daniel for your comments. I beleive the helmet to be for an NCO/OYV in 1st Bavarian Schwere Reiter Regiment, 1897 model with the large Wappen. In fact it's arrived this morning so I'll get busy taking some closer shots.
Go on ... please show us your 164th I've only seen a picture of one of these in Randy's new book ... so some closer ones would be fantastic. More important though is having one that is ID'd
Cheers, Mike