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Hello ,some writers mentioned Delle Chiaie and others as operating in Argentine during the so called Dirty War 

Reinhard Heydrich carried the badge too .

Do you found the Webley in USA ? if so its not impossible that the owner belonged to a Canadian unit that fight in WW1 .almost certainly was a Officer , and most probably a volunteer . 

Perhaps the man was a Heer artilleryman transferred to Marine Artillerie , 

My pleasure, Ivory is white, Ebony, is black . 

My pleasure !

Hello Laurentius , the rank entails a rough equivalence to a Major in the Army and a upper level of Education with Universitary degree .

Laurentius . First Class Counselor ,I Klass Rat . is a option 

The piping and SBs backing were dark green 

9 hours ago, 922F said:

Persons associated with the late Prince Ernst August of Lippe's Society of the Rose, the San Luigi Orders, the Order of St. Lazarus in the U.S.A., the Royal Yugoslav Order of St. John, and comparable organizations wore similar crosses in the 1970's-80's.  I do not recall the exact format--the eagle may have had two heads then?  Do not recall the name of the troupe that used this particular cross or post-2000 images of individuals wearing it.  Photos appearing in publications issued by the above named entities and the Augustan Society  [do not have at hand now] illustrate this item and an analogous neck cross as worn at comradely events. This perhaps suggests that the insignia represents membership in a 'private' society.  Some such groups choose Insignia quite similar to state decorations...   

A Royal Yugoslav badge eagle must double headed be

Grey C your contribution solves the question Kind Regards 

ErWeSa , Elfenbein is not ebony .It means Ivory . the fittings are the headpiece and the tip . it says also that the EK and the Luftwaffe emblem are made of platinum 

Laurentius ,I  refresh my knowledge a little and defnitively the man was a Militarbeamte .his Stichdegen fur militarbeambten says it clearly . and the golden shoulderboards,  

If is possible a enlargement of the eagle will be very useful . The Germans used this type of cross for the Mutterkreuz . 

Hello ,the badge shows what appears to be the Key simbolic of the Hanseatic City of Bremen Bremerschlussel if so it must be upwards . the triangular flag is in the White and Red of the Hanseatic Cities . I dont know what means the  S W V on the lower part . Certainly is not a Imperial badge , The three Cities were three free Cities federated into the Empire but with a President of the Senate or a Mayor at the Head of the State and not a Prince or Duke 

To me the man on the portrait is a Beamte not an Army Major , He carries a Stickdegen and not a 1889 preussische infanterie Offiziersdegen . The shoulderboards are clearly gold coloured and not the silver black of Prussian Officers . Probably he was a member of the German Military Government in Warsaw . 

On 15/03/2020 at 03:18, The Prussian said:

Here are two soldiers from 56. Unfortunately I don´ t know, if reserve or active.

 

 

The man on the first photo wears surprisinly ankle boots and leggings with a well cut uniform . no rank badges , old model ammo pouches and 1898 Mauser . Interesting to search which was his position into the Regiment 

Hello Canet ,welcome ! 

Magnificent collection ! Thanks for share ,

Very interesting !

My pleasure ! 

Interesting contributions to a not well known theme !

The man on the photo is a Leutnant of the Luftwaffe WW2 era , the collar patch bears the rank . silver cord piping for officers , two oak leaves for company officers and one wings for Leutnant . on the shoulders the company officers Shoulder boards in aluminium silver with no pip ,corresponding to a leutnant . I guess that your Grossvater served in Luftwaffe but not as a Flyer 

Laurentius ,Its as you says , In my previous post I keep short and not explain these a bit more complicated that you have post Thanks !

Its curious the mixture of Kuomingtang and Republican China ingredients with some of Manchukuo 

Graham , respect to the silver Gallipoli star ,in the year 1993 i saw one similar in Lyon France .It was not in a Militaria seller ,it was a Currency Exchange house which sells too Silver objects and gold bullion . the absence of other mark apart the 950 was curious , the seller ventured a Vienese manufacture . the Price ,125 Us dollars .I dont buy it because I was travelling to Italy and later to Austria and Budapest and I expected to find more options