CRBeery

The Hindenburg was not given out to my understanding. A person had to apply for it during 34/35. If this guy did not apply for it he would not have it on his bar. He was most likely done with war and then was somehow pulled back in as a civilian in uniform to get the Olympic medal and 25 year LS. I have a two war NC bar that has the Olympic and a similar LS award with no Hindenburg. It was blessed by Rick as original.

How about these guys:

http://www.ordensmanufaktur.com/ordensspangen.html

This is one of my newest NCO bars just in on Friday. I have a couple other ones I like better but this one is still here for pictures. Those of you who know me know that I am not a fan of bars with the 14/18 cross on them but I do make exceptions. Here is one I could not pass as you just don't find them. A three kingdom bar to boot!

There are at least 25 years of service on the ribbon bar so Oberst would fit. I found the Dieter from an obituary near where the grouping was found. He was sailing into the 60's commercially. It could be father and son but in reality I will never know. Thanks for the insight.

I really don't know what the second letter is. It was in a case a at gun show and caught my interest. I'm sure there is a collector out there that is into this type of item and has some period documentation. Seems like there were many groups in NY with members numbering in the thousands.

If you ever wondered if there is anything on the back of these clasps I'll show what is there.

Here is an interesting hat badge that I picked up a couple months ago. It is a kriegerverein piece from NY. I know there were many such organizations that were popular until the war. Any one else have these types of thing in thier collection?

It's been a while since I have added one of these to my collection. I find this to be a neat example that has a thin pin with riveted construction rather than the typical thin pin with bent wire.

It took me a while to notice something scratched in the back. I think it says Breslau 1919.

Here is the photo for Pierce.

Too bad the name on the badge is lost to time.

Thank you very much for looking into this for me. I greatly appreciate it. I will have to abandon my thoughts of having a group and enjoy the individual pieces for what they are.

Here is all of it. Also, the name on the badge.

I thought the Ost front was a bit odd also. I'll post a photo of everything I purchased. There is a small pin for the Destroyer badge and the Narvik shield. 

The bars are sew on style and have a light grey backing in the style of Godet. I guess this could be a mixed grouping out of a family or just some stuff a GI picked up and I'm trying to make it a grouping. I am just trying to confirm the grouping suspicion so that I can keep the pieces together if that is how they belong. If not I will put them into my collection in several different cases as per my display organization,

Thanks for your help so far! It is truly appreciated.

This is part of a Naval grouping. The name is scratched into the back of one of the badges. I found the first name by searching online. Seems he sailed into the 1960's. I thought he may be easy to find as he has the 25 year LS. 

I am assuming that this a grouping and I must mention that. It all comes from one source and there was nothing that did not fit like a Luft badge or something that is clearly not associated. 

This cross is one of those pieces that I just had to buy. I was talking to a vendor at a show and this was on his table. It caught my attention and when I looked at it closely it spoke to me. This cross has the most wear of any EK1 I have. The wear to the pin is what makes me like this piece. Someone wore this cross for a long time to get it this highly worn.

I am looking to see if this ribbon bar can be confirmed as belonging to a man named von Rudgisch. His first name may be Dieter. Any details would be greatly appreciated.

Looks like it is trying to be an S&L micro 800. I am not knowledgeable on RKs. Read the thread on GMIC "The Great RK Debate" . It has good information and great photos for you to compare your cross to. Good luck! It could be a nice find.

I watched this bar and considered bidding but stopped for two reasons. First, as Cladio mentioned, the front does not look like a Godet bar. It struck me as odd. From the few photos I could find the Jerusalem cross is either good or a great copy. Too few of these around for me to be sure. The second thing that stopped me was that as I have watched this collection get sold off there were a number of reproduction medals. It may be that there just were not many references available when this collection  was built up. I know there were bad pieces in there, as I am sure there are probably in mine, and that gives me extra pause in bidding on pieces from that collection.

I did notice the coloring of the Anhalt medal but to my eyes it looks like old metal polish that was left on the medal. There is some on the back of the Saxon piece also.

Overall, I am not sure about bar so I stayed out of the bidding. If good it is an outstanding gem for someone's collection.

Nice find! You still need one more medal for it to be complete.

This looks to have the 1957 period type pin on it. Not an awarded piece. 

I'd be happy to add those to my collection at those prices. Good show!

Dean,

I did find one at the Akron show not Berea. I always thought it was funny having an RC aircraft field directly behind a gun show. Just seemed like AA fire was an eventuality. One of the two in my thread is the one I found there. If memory serves it was the one that doesn't match yours. I dug up a few nice things there.

Thanks! It's good to have a home to come back to.

Ok. Having a little tech issue! Click on "I Hate..." Heading for a trip on the way-back machine.

You bet!

Dean,

Great little cross. I do not like these (Hindenburgs) as a rule but this version is rare. I own two by different makers. Ralph A. has one also. I turned the first one up a at Summit County gun show for $15! I still like it. 

Definitly a smaller cross than the normal one. I'll look for the old thread. It should still be here. Nice obscure find!

Saxon! NICE!

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