Claudio

Dear forumites, I'd like to introduce to you one of my latest purchases and would appreciate to hear your comment on it, especially on the "Gefechtsspangen" (compaign bars) of the DSWA-medal and on the Allg. EZ (strangely gilted and the reverse "Verdienst um den Staat" worn on the front). ? Preussen, Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, 1914 (OEK 1909) ? Deutsches Reich 1933-45, Ehrenkreuz f?r Frontk?mpfer (OEK 3803), Herst. JK (Juncker Berlin?) ? Preussen, Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen in Bronze, 1912-1918, R?ckseite ?WR? (OEK 1843), vg ? Deutsches Reich 1871-1918, S?dwestafrika-Denkm?nze f?r K?mpfer (OEK 3165) vg, mit Gefechtsspangen ?Hereroland? und ?Gross-Namaland? (OEK 3167 und 3172) ? Preussen, DA 2. Modell, 1913-1920, 1. Klasse f?r den Soldatenstand nach 15 Dienstjahre, Kreuz (OEK1974) Ku vg ? ?sterreich 1. Republik, 1. Weltkriegs-Erinnerungsmedaille ? Ungarn, 1. Weltkriegs-Erinnerungsmedaille am K?mpferband Ciao, Claudio

Wow! You have quite a good memory... like an elephant... (we say in Italian)... you quite have all the interesting bars memorized in your visual brain! Me too, when I like a bar I saw on some catalogue years ago, I quite never forget it! The same memory I have for good looking girls (only the good looking, I am afraid)... Thanks for updating my medal bar with very interesting information that I will save in my "private" archives... Ciao, Claudio

Hi Jason! Here's a list made by a fellow German collector on another website explaining which grades of Bmvk were awarded to which rank: MVK 1. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern: Feldwebelleutnante, mittlere Beamte im Kriegsministerium MVK 1. Klasse mit Schwertern: Feldwebelleutnante, mittlere Beamte und z. B. Feldhilfs?rzte MVK 2. Klasse mit Kr. und Schw.: Offiziersstellvertreter, Unterzahlmeister, Musikmeister MVK 2. Klasse mit Schwertern: Vizefeldwebel, Feldwebel, F?hnriche MVK 3. Klasse mit Krone und Schwertern: Unteroffiziere und Sergeanten MVK 3. Klasse mit Schwertern: Mannschaften An Unteroffizier would get a MVK 3rd class with swords. Ciao, Claudio

Hi Bolgarin, Although lately there are many fake or newly mounted medal bars coming from Austria on Ebay with lots of Austrian medals in them, I have a good feeling about this one. But I don't think it's researchable from the German side of the rolls... maybe from the Austrian side, but it will be quite a long shot. For sure it was a German medical officer... Ciao, Claudio

Chris, The combination is quite unusual if you consider that only about 1000 RK 2. Kl. mit X of the White Falcon Order have been awarded... plus the other two crosses... I don't think that there are many officers left with that combination... maybe a handful! Ciao, Claudio

@ webr55 : the medal bar you are showing lies in my collection... I bought it from a US collector. Apart from the fact that the Anschluss-Medaillen are missing, also the quality of construction of the bar looks a bit "simpler" than the one of Ribbentrop... very likely it was a Godet... as most VIP or Generals had their bars mounted by first class Orden & Ehrenzeichen vendors or juwellers. Ciao, Claudio

I got no. 46...

Hi Claudius, I also first wanted to bid on # 49, but after discussing it with a fellow forumites, I thought that the Oldenburg Ehrenkreuz with swords could have been replaced... these are quite faked, since they are easy to make (or easier than the enameled orders) and are so rare. I think that very likely in its place there was the Household order of Oldenburg, maybe a RK 1st or 2nd class. The all combination with the Ehrenkreuz didn't really make sense... but apart from that it was quite an interesting Godet bar. I would have like to see that bar personally, but from the picture you can tell that the Ehrenkreuz is attached looser than the other medals. This particular is even more strange if considered that Godet bars are always put together very precisely. Ciao, Claudio

When I saw it, I wanted to say it right away whose ribbon bar was... since I saw once the picture of his medal bar (ex-Stump collection... where's it now???). Ciao, Claudio

Hi Paul, The results are already on line: http://www.andreas-thies.de/ergebnislisten.htm Ciao, Claudio

Hi Paul, I know only the results of numbers 34 (2'300.-) and 46 (2'700.-). Very likely the results will be on line shortly. Ciao, Claudio

@ Paul: you might certainely use my pictures for your thread... @ Rick: I wasn't aware that the Wedding 1918 Jubilee medal's list existed... maybe I could also confirm the identity of this other medal bar's recipient:

a close up of the MVO4x's obverse... a Jakob Leser piece with very nice Golden device in the medallion and the typical translucent and beautiful blue enamel (a bit ruined, though)... I am sure Rick will like it! Ciao, Claudio

a picture of the back...

another picture of the group without the case... As you might have noticed this group was on sale on Niemann's online catalogue a couple of weeks ago.

Dear forumites, I'd like to introduce my newest addition to my medal bar collection; it is quite a nice group complete group, although it would be impossible to research the officer's name. In fact a BMVO4x (over 26'000 pieces awarded during and immediately after WWI) with a WH DA 4 is not enough to find a name for this bar. Here's the bar's description: ? Preussen, Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, 1914 (OEK 1909) ? Bayern, Bayerisches Milit?rverdienstorden, 4. Kl. mit Schwertern (OEK 410), Herst. JL Jakob Leser, Punzen 950 Silber, Auflagen im Medallion in Gold ? Deutsches Reich 1933-45, Ehrenkreuz f?r Frontk?mpfer mit Schwertern (OEK 3803/1), Hersteller L. NBG (Christian Lauer, N?rnberg) ? Deutsches Reich 1933-45, DA-Wehrmacht 4 Jahre (OEK 3855) ? Deutsches Reich 1933-45, Erinnerungsmedaille an den 13.03.38, Anschluss ?sterreich (OEK 3516) ? Deutsches Reich 1933-45, Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938, Anschluss Sudetenland (OEK 3517) ? Bayern, Goldene Hochzeits-Erinnerungsm?nze, 1921-1935, (OEK 552) E Claudio

That's another great addition... thanks to both of you, Glenn and Rick!!! It is also interesting that the FJO (Offizierskreuz/Steckkreiz) is not mentioned as well... I got it too, along with the bar and an album with a collection of invitation & business cards and menu's of special dinners he went to. Ciao, Claudio

Many thanks to Glenn and to you, dear Rick I am going to add this info on my file... ;-) Ciao, Claudio

Hey Heiko! Splendid bar! It's nicely made and the ribbon are really professionally put into place... maybe by Godet or definately by some other major Ordensh?ndler or Hofjuwelier. Ciao, Claudio

Reverse... As you can see the shape of the crosses was different... the one with crosses had a different shape comparing the crosses without swords. Ciao, Claudio

Another two Bavarian Cross but with the Imperial eagle medallion... sorry for the bad photos, but digital camera sucks for detailed pictures... The swords pointing downwards it's correct; it means an armed conflict (war) lost.

Reverse... Here you can the Imperial eagle, instead of the Bavarian "Wappen"... Ciao, Claudio

Hi everybody! Actually it's my brother who collect these; the only catalogue who mention these Weimar Era Veterans' self awarded vanity awards it's Niemann's, under the title "Regimental Commemorative Cross of the former German Army" (DN 2.02.22). There were several types, the one pictured showed at the beginning of this thread by Eric, it's a Bavarian type cross (see Bavarian coat of arms on the reverse medallion and the unit's description). Here I show you a cross from another Region... Braunschweig (Hannover). Ciao, Claudio

Hi Doc, It's the Order of the crown of Italy... ciao, Claudio

Hi Brian! The cross on the 3rd place is a Baden's Dienstauszeichnung (Long service award), 1st class for 15 years, 1913-18 (OEK 313). If it had been a Merit cross of the Z?hringer Lion, it would have been worn on 1st place as a proud Badener. Ciao, Claudio P.S.: I have added a picture, taken from the website of the OMSA