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More added pages....

Heres a page which is extra to the pass...it has the award entries for the EKII and the wound badge

Thanks David, i had a funny suspicion thats what it could have been...but when i read mantel, and feldmutze...i thought it was for kit issue.

Here are pages 10 and 11 from his book with extension added below and it folds back in.

More to come!

and finally the Kit issue Document...well thats what i think it is...

corrections are welcome!

The Hindenburg cross Document

The Wound Document and his Medals with wound badge

The EKII is a 'KO'

The Front fighters cross is a 84 R.V.Pforzheim

the owund badge...i cannot find a makers mark on it...not sure where to look...

Here is the Militarpass....and EK Document

Hello Gents,

I scored this lot recently and i am chuffed with it!

I belongs to an Sergeanten Paul Bleil who was born in 1879 in Karlsdorf he was married with 4 children and joined Infanrty regiment 51 in 1899 aged 20 years.

It has a huge amount of entries which i have yet to decipher and has his EKII and Black wound badge entered in it.

He moved from RIR 51 to IR 157. to fusilier regd 73 to RIR 230...

The group has his Militarpass with cover with motif from RIR51 with lots of extra pages added some held in with extra string...and it seems he was posted all over the show in the war!

It also has his EKII with document, wound badge with document, Hindenburg cross with swords and document, and a document which i think is an Feild kit issue document.

I love it! and its amazing to get such a complete group all together.... its a darn pity the Militarpass did not have his Photo!

Photos to follow!

Enjoy!

Regards

Paul

Hello Gents,

Nice Austrian offerings thanks!

My only Austrian medal is this Fortitvidini medal on this bar most of you have seen befoe...

Regards

Paul

Thanks Gents.

Yes Daniel.... its an unusual style...not often seen....wonder why the vet chose this type of mount? maybe to be 'different'....who knows....

What strikes me as really unusual....is the third ring supender.... wonder if economy was the issue....Hmmmmm....

I agree, Stogie....its the type with the slightly 'puffed' up ribbons...my favourite style....so crisp and clean...and the ring is hidden.

Regards

Paul

and the other one....pity about the cut ribbon...

Hello Gents,

Two more 1870-71 and centarmedaille bars have come in the post!...Yeah.....i know...nothing special....

One is in the trapezoid style and the other in the later type of parade mount.

Starting to really like these old bars!

Cheers

Paul

Awesome Bar! Bob!

And thanks to Daniel for the History of the gent who earned it!

Regards

Paul

Yeah! i seen it on E-bay and was wondering what had happened to it...obviously burnt....and as Stogie says...why bother restoring...plenty of these around...

I am surprised the swords did not melt...

Bob! how true are those words.... :0

Regards

Paul

and here is a passing out parade in 1954 just when he moved from England to NZ. thats him with the medals on the left...

The Senoir officer was Group Captain Dix...they called him Shorty...wonder why...

and a picture of him when he was in the Leicester regiments Home Guard ( before he joined the RAF regiment and then to aircrew.

Here is a few of his Badges, his Mess dress uniform stripes and crown, his Band badge and his minatures!

Hello Again Gents,

Some great stuff here!

Here are My Grandads Medals he was in 547 SQN RAF not 146 as previously mentioned...dunno where i went wrong there.....

and a couple more pics to follow!

Going with Stogie...and showing my second favorite...( by the way i love the cased trio! )

Not in the same league as some of the others...

A lovely pre 1900 bar...i love it becuse its in such good condition!

Biro, (Marshall) man! do you rob banks for a living? the Guarde corps helmet is superb!

and the Godet bar and EK is sweet as!

Mark, the commanders badge and neck order are simply out of this world!

Thanks gents!

Cheers

Paul

I agree too Bob! its certainly a unique piece!

Thanks Wild Card ( sorry but do not know your real name...)

for showing us this beauty and educating us

cheers

Paul

Hello Heiko,

No i am sorry...this was all i could get..the seller had A4 cards with all the German states on them! but i was working and could not attend the closing of the auction...and also did not want to pay too much for them...

I will post a better pic of the Prussian ribbons...tomorrow...i am off to bed now...

Greetings and a happy and prosperous New year to all Member!

Paul

And one with ribbons from Reuss

Here is one with Prussian ribbons

Gents,

Here is a wee item i picked up just recently...it was part of a large haul of ribbon ID Charts

But i missed out on the others Boo Hoo! as the auction ended when i was working...Bugger!

It has an ID page which i will post as well....but it may not be readable! as i had to crop the scanned image...so small to be allowed here...Nos, 22 to 40 are all Wurttemburg medal ribbons!

nos 15 to 20 are Waldeck ribbons.

Another two will follow!

Cheers

Paul

Gentlemen,

This is my 2005 favorite....

Its the one that started the slippery slope!

Nice 5 placer Hessian bar!

Regards

Paul

Hi Chris,

A nice well made bar!

Yes it has an unusual backing...but the ribbons are nicely wrapped around the bar...

Keep them coming!

Cheers

Paul