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Also have this pic too! Three Gents in Military uniforms. Now what unit are they? What ranks are they? Thanks Paul

I also have this pic of this Gent. His name is on the reverse of the pic, His name is Alfred Holz the pic was taken in 1917 And there is some extra writing which looks like...Art. Riker. Viz af 1004??? Looking at the pic i can see that there is Artillery motif's sewn onto his shoulder straps...and the tress on his collar would make him an NCO My Question is... What rank was he exactly? and Did he serve in Art regd 1004? Any help wpuld be much appreciated thanks Regards Paul

Thanks Bob! The wee metal one is a Gem!

and another pic of him striking a pose

Here is His EKII A nice bavarian style mount MM, of RW

Dave: You are dead right! upon careful scrutiny of the pics i can see that it was in fact a 76! The prussian rank button...what rank is this? Thanks mate! its great to unravel these mysteries... Regards Paul

Thanks Dave! But what deos the number 10 on the shoulder strap signify? As i was told he ( well maybe his family was living there now) was from Stuttgart...wouldn't he then be in a Wurttemberg regiment?? How can you tell he was in a Hanseatic regiment? is this based on a 10 or a 16? or the wee button on the collar? OR the cap cokarde? Thanks for your help! Regards Paul

Gents, I have to shoot off to work this morning, so will post pics ( if i can get better close ups) tonite. Looking at the pics, it appears to me that his bottom cockade has a small cross ( what does this mean??) and the top one is black-white-black as dwmosher states.... As far as i can ascertain from close study of the pics...is the number on the shoulder strap is a no 10 then again i cannot see the top and therefore it could be a no 16.... also what does the wee strip at the bottom edge represent? The button on the collar has a eagle with a baton in its left talon...and the wings are spread.. Stogie, thanks for the kind comments Thanks Gents for you help here! Kind regards Paul

Annnnd....Paling into insignificance...amoung these spectacular bars... Is my little Wurttemberg lot.....

and a couple more Photos.... What rank was he??? Thanks gents for your help

And also i got some more pictures of the Gent whos EKII i use as an avatar.... Peter Krause from Stuttgart An unexpected bonus as i only expected one photo...with the EK He is from a Wurttemberg unit I can see the number 10 on his epaulettes....can anyone shed some light on what this means? then i may be able to look up where his unit fought and gain some knowledge about this man....

Evening Gents, A couple of new bars arrived.... Now aint they smart! But if you scroll down.....we will see......... They both are tagged with makers Info... One with the cloth tag is from J Bohous from Hannover Steintorstr.5 And the Metal tag has BLECKMANN CELLE ABZEICHEN on it Cute aint they The two place bar is sewn very tightly and the medals are sewn tioghtly to the bar, so cannot even see the maker marks of the actual medals... The single bar has the MM down below, so i could lift up the bottom of the ribbon and see the maker mark of...R S L Nice cute additions to the fold.... Regards Paul

Double wow! another distinguished career soldier! I count 19 awards on the 2 bars!! Not to mention the awards for single handedly destroying 16 tanks!! AWESOME!!! And this friend of yours..he has these medals? i hope so! Imagine such history in the family... He must be such a pround wurttemburger! Thanks ever so much for sharing this with us! Kind regards Paul

WoW! look at all those decorations! Who was this man?

Welcome! Mr Tom Morgan. And a tip of the hat to you for your work on the site at www.fylde,demon.co.uk it is due to Gents like you that we as custodians of military history ( instead of the boring title, 'collectors') appreciate, for enlightening us to the historical aspects of or hobbies....and filling us in with the details which make our charges ( read... collections) much more understandable and meaningful... thankyou for this Humble respects from wayyy down under Paul

Lovely stuff Ralph! I have several Wurttemburg bars myself too! love em! Is your Gold Military Merit Medal Marked for the gold content? Nice display in the frame! Hmm, makes me get creative with my Wurttemburg bars! Thanks for showing! Cheers Paul

and another one....still trying to get the Blimmin camera to do close ups.....

Now you got me going........

Jens, Makes one wonder... ARE THESE FOR REAL?????( prices i mean) Has this guy collected these off E-bay? OR is he selling them???? What gives?

Hi David, Am glad to hear they got there safely Am looking for a bavarian 1905 jubilee medal, as have the ribbon Can pay the difference... Cheers Paul

David, Heres one that i missed! Darn it! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 Cheers Paul

A nice find! Heiko! Its nice to have Photos of the man along with his medals....at least you know what he looked like and that he was a driver and an Officer! Thanks for showing! Regards Paul

and how about this one from my TR days......

Here is an old one i made up years back... with a certain degree of artisic-ness......

But But But!...IF it WAS that bad...then this portion would be much more holey.... one would think......