landsknechte
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Not to hijack the thread, but do you know what the circumstances of Niemeyer being awarded the Order of Oranje-Nassau? -
Oh, yes - THAT policy.
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...and the rear:
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The latest addition to my collection, easily one of the largest non-Austrian bars that I've ever seen.
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Here's my contribution:
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If you got the bar at a relatively cheap price, it might be worth it just for the historical value. Certainly beats disposing of it. (Oddly enough, I'd be inclined to leave it as is as a relic, and I can't really explain why.) --Chris
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I'd certainly love to see whatever you've got from that haul :-)
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It would have to be this one, the second named ribbon bar in my herd - Georg K?stner, Feldintendantursekret?r and Oberleutnant d.R.
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I honestly don't think I would have ever come up with that one on my own. Thanks! Any vague clue how much something like that would be worth? --Chris
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Black on a black underlay with silver single thread "V"s.
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Unfortunately I don't have a picture, but I saw a curious shoulderboard earlier today... It looks like a standard army Leutnant shoulderboard, in terms of the basic form. All black - backing and braid alike. On the two outermost strands (for lack of a better word) are silver "V" shaped stitches, rather like what you'd see on a Sonderfuher board. ...anyone have any clue what this might be? Thanks, --Chris
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A friend sent me the link to this item that's currently up for auction. Does anyone have any idea what this thing actually is?
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Freikorps Ribbon Bar
landsknechte replied to webr55's topic in Germany: Weimar Republic & Deutsche Freikorps
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I don't think I have a picture of the actual medal, but I was able to find this:
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I've been wrestling with the identity of the third ribbon on this bar for some time, especially after noticing that there used to be a device. I presume the combination is probably too weird to be a MMM, but I'm not sure...
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I have what may be an example of that decoration on a ribbon bar:
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It's just the flash.
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...and lastly:
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There's still some of the green paint left near the back of the helmet, down near the rim.
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A few shots of the helmet post-stripping:
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Will post some pictures later tonight, or early tomorrow... The green and black came right off, revealing a nice light feldgrau on about 25%-30% of the exterior surface area. (The jelly only took off the green and the black paint.) Definate improvement. --Chris
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The new stuff was definately brushed on... I'll give it a shot. Thanks, --Chris
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That's what I was afraid of, but what I was expecting. Any ideas how best to remove the paint? Thanks, --Chris
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These are probably about the best shots I can get with the cruddy little flash on my digital camera. I'll try to get some better ones once the sun comes back up again and I can get natural light to work with. Anyhow, what does the collective wisdom of the group think of the paint job? Did I end up with something relatively rare, or a bad paint job on a good shell?
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Another view:
