Yankee

That awesome castle your thinking of is located in Eger, Eastern part of Hungary, Surprisingly the castle still stands considering the amount of destruction the Turks caused. Oww ya that is one good wine , that is all I drank there and lucky for me it can be had in the States.

That is one proudly worn medal. Hope the guy who got his for 50 years was in gold or some sort of special presentation.

A fine Napoleonic piece with an arched crown and solid crowns between each arm. Maybe of German make, never seen another...........

Thanks Peter for that helpful info. In the fotos & catalogs they look larger. I must admit only once or twice did I ever see a Sword medal that was hinged, never occured to me just how rare they are. BTW thanks for sharing your cool Sword collection Sincerely Yankee

Hi Kim Many kind thanks for explaining in detail the differences that we come across over the medal to the Sword in its time frame. What would be the length of time for a soldier to receive the medal or better yet how long did your Great Great Grandfather need to serve before he recived his medal . Was it strictly a one class medal in size & only a silver grade or was it like the Vasa? Thanks Sincerely Yankee

Hi Kim Can you suggest a book that would have good illustrations of the medal to the Sword. I have seen several with large crown, small crown, flat crown, some directly attached & others hinged. Thank you for informing me on the silver marks in order to date them. Any idea the first year they were introduced to the medal? Sincerely Yankee

Hi Graf The Sword is a beautiful Order with a lot of history unfortunately there are no books written in English on the subject to my knowledge. There are many fine books written on the subject but there all in Swedish. The last Kuenker Auction offered a good early section that you should still be able to view online. Nice medal to the order you have, they are more difficult to date. Sincerely Yankee

Hi Graf The early examples from 1800 would usually have the crown attached directly to the Cross. I agree with Peter you have a very fine example from the 2nd quarter 19th century & they are scarce.

Glucklicher mann sind sie.

Dass ist eine fantastische sammlung sie machen :jumping: . Ich denke zweiten foto ist Franzosich Napoleonic....danke

I don't think lot 44 is a Chevalier going by that price. Better yet take a look at the next day sale November 16th. Napoleon's Sox & Breast Stars plus SB went through the roof. Lots 76-79 & 121-123

Hallo Rudi Vielleicht besser ich sage kupfer gold farbe. Ihren schone Ludwig Ritter mit etui haben .

Hallo Paris Die detaillierte griff, rosa und gelb gold schwertern sind wunderbare

Another variant of the Wilhelm Order. This one too is translucent but with curved raised arms, Two of the arms have been restored which are the genuine ones I don't recall. Please excuse the scan, came from a horrible foto, Further info needed on this type.

Only 8 awarded in exile, curious to know of any changes. Hope all is well with your project. All the best. Brian

Hello Can anybody shed some light on the Golden Lion & Wilhem Order 1816-66 variant knight examples that have that transparent enamel design. The vast majority I come across are the opaque ( cloudy ) enamel type. When were they awarded and by which jeweler. Possible Elector Frederick William awarded them in exile 1866-75 from Austria. The quality, weight and size are nearly identical to both knights. Thanks in advance.

The badge itself is unmarked therefore it would be a difficult task to ascertain who the manufacturer is. The seller states the badge being of post war production but notes the kleine decoration of an earlier period. Your assement is spot on

A very fine post war gold knight

AMAZING CAREER TO BE SURE

TWO WORLD WARS, REVOLUTION, COMMUNISM, EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN & NOT EVEN A SCRATCH IT SEEMS ONE WOULD NEED AN IRON STOMACH AND PLENTY OF MAALOX IN COLLECTING THE ULTRA RARE TODAY. BTW GOOD EYE NICK

Hi Nick Still in my collection & still can't put a name to the recipient.

Thanks for that. You don't see too many gentleman sporting two medal bars

Hi Igor That is a really nice bar Did the group belong to an officer or an elisted man? Two of the emedals that are in silver were given to officers but the cross itself is for non-comm or enisted man. Thanks in advance.

As it should be.

Glade to have picked out a good one from the fine bunch.