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Her is the MVK photo from the auction.
The description.
There does not seem to be a ribbon loop in the photo so that detail matches. Was it ever fashion in Bavaria to have medals guilted? I can’t tell you how many gold FAM’s I have from or have seen from Saxony and I’m sure they are all awarded as bronzes.
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Nice one! I’ll pull mine out later and look closer but I would have bought yours. I’m not a huge Wound Badge guy but these are just special!
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I have a pile of spares here. Some are even signed.
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What a fantastic piece! I’m surprised there is no Century medal but this may be a style choice in only having “ the good stuff on a bar”. I hope a name can be found.
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Thank you sir! It has the oak leaf and acorn motif of so many Freikorps pieces but then again it’s a German thing.
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This looks like a Freikorp collar tab piece except most I have seen are gold and this is silver. The back has that rainbow toning and it is not magnetic. I think it is silver. It is in a grouping from Württemberg and there are no Freikorps items present. Could this just be something you could sew to your shooting cap? I checked my sources and did not find a match.
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Experts looked at these long ago. It’s posts like yours that remind me of why I don’t bother sharing items from my collection much anymore. What I wouldn’t give for the old GMIC!
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15 hours ago, Deruelle said:
Hi
Nice bar. The first one is not necessary for the EK2, it might be the Crown Order 4th class with swords or the Red Eagle Order 4th class with swords. Of course it can be possible if only it is an officer bar.
Christophe
Without any devices I guess I’ll never be sure. I went with EK2 as this type of bar seems to be a later style but it could be a remounted group to look sharp at the Bier Garden.
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This is a ribbon bar now but can easily be reloaded. There are no wreaths or swords on the second and third positions but based on the order I’m guessing I need two knights crosses to restore this bar. The EK and Colonial medal are easy but if I need enamel I may just leave this as a ribbon bar. Is there a less expensive combination that would satisfy this bar? The knights crosses both have those odd “neck order” type suspensions so they would be a pain on this bar anyhow.
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Thank you very much for the list! I can’t see any of those names in that handwriting. What’s your best guess?
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Heer. Panzergrenadier.
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Not yours? That means there are two of these out there and they would be to the same person. Rare chance to put items back together.
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1 hour ago, Wild Card said:
I am going to try to repost my previous comment which, for some reason came through blacked out.
Gentlemen,
I am going on the assumption that the White Falcon award is represented by the (solid) red ribbon which is located just forward of the ribbon that has been identified as a Hamburger Hanseatenkreuz. Since I think that it is safe to say that our recipient was a Bavarian, is it not possible that the red ribbon might represent a Bavarian Prinzregent Luitpold medal.
Just wondering,
Wild Card
It very well could be. The order of precedence is not what I would expect so a red ribbon could even be something Austrian as he has a couple “southern” awards.
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Looks like a Baden medal based on the suspension.
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I’m particularly interested in cased awards. My dream collection would be “ One on a medal bar, one in a box.”
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But look at the box! It has the number 1 on it. I have only seen a very few boxes for MVK1X crosses. It’s worth more than the cross.
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Zulu!
in Great Britain: Militaria: Badges, Uniforms & Equipment
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I bought a pile of items today and the grouping is definitely centered on the battle of Rorke’s Drift. My years of collecting tell me this is most likely a bag of reproduction insignia. I am pretty far out of my knowledge on these pieces but it was a can’t lose price even if it’s all fake.
I know better photos will be needed but I’m just wondering if there is anything here that looks to be period.