Farkas

Hi Gents ive just these couple I think... here they are. please add your own if you wish.... tony

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Hi Gents thank you all for your thoughts and musings ! i hadn't spotted the extra feet on the left - nice one Mike - I agree 3... And Peter yes I'm happy with that. a private shot - I had hoped so - as long as no one knew the image that is - so far do good. I like to think this belonged to one of men shown and has been on a family fireplace or similar for a long time. Probably in a nice antique frame! tony

Thanks both, Ah that's amazing Simon - I wasn't expecting that.... Very much appreciated as always. great description too. Is it just me or are grey eyes a bit unusual... Cheers Gents

Hi Gents having a rummage and thought I'd share these.... Probably a few modern copies and I think at least one Italian in there but I thought worth sharing.... If anything interests you and you want a close up, just let me know.... tony

Hi Gents I felt I needed a KSA... Saw this, unloved, with rim pretty much smooth, it is my type of thing... couldn't resist. Better eyes than mine claim they can see some details still.... 6 ? 9 Pte ? Hardcastle Cheshire Regt Mine now! tony

Hi Gents i picked this up recently. It was previously framed and is cardboard backed. It is a 6"x4" photo as opposed to smaller postcard size. i don't know if this is a familiar/much used image to you Gents? or a photo with small personal circulation. it didn't occur to me to share it until I looked with my trusty eyepiece and spotted the details on the breech. Which makes it a little more interesting perhaps. i also noticed the man lying on deck to the left of the group which seems unusual! Q.F.6IN. 11. E.O.C. 1896 No 424 N ----//--/----- Hope you like Gents tony

Thanks Christian ..... and fine examples! cheers tony

Thanks Christian I'm happy with that. ---- on your bar the German 'Hindenburg' precedes the Hungarian at the end. But not german obviousy (?) Were there rules on German awards having precedence? i don't think my Grandfathet collected his 'Hindenburg'. If he had, would it have been in the middle preceding his Austrian and Hungarian 'campaign' medals and after a Karl Kreuz and tapfer' ?' tony

Hi Gents... i hoped that it was a good MM but it looked swapped in. it was the one I really wanted though and it is good. The name is wrong but not that disappointed... I thought it was probably replacing a bronze or similar, for looks, especially as it stated it was a musketiers bar it seemed wrong. If it belonged to an Officer it would make sense of that if 'virkliche'! (Real/actual??) is the rule ? **just googled werklichte then virkliche** - Are the regulations/ranks discussed relating to German getting foreign awards or AH giving or both. ?? I'm not familiar I'm sorry. ---/ Wondering if I could get away with calling it a possible AH officer bar? Would an Austrian have worn their German awards first if settled in Germany? Or by law even? Although no Karl Kreuz medal.... ******** thanks as always Gents tony Ps my old favourite

Hi Gents I was lucky enough to pick this up the other day. It was described as 1910's but I dont know if the card is that old or perhaps this date refers to the image only. hope you like Gents tony

Hi Gents Some of the brass.... and one of the Jennings prints.... hope you like tony

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Brilliant mate , it brings it all back to life... youre too kind! thanks as always tony

Hi Gents thanks for your replies. Information provided much appreciated. i feel even better now! Scottplen - I was lucky the auction finished mid afternoon. The price didn't go up at all. Was expecting some last moment bidding but guess the time was the reason.... Thanks again all... tony

Hi Gents My new bar... Austro Hungarian is my first love so I couldn't resist this. possibly.... this is glaringly wrong to you more knowledgeable Gents. Would an MM cross be awarded without lower level bravery awards first? don't spare my feelings if you have doubts - I genuinely would rather hear your thoughts Gents. i won't lie... i paid out 250 plus post for this. Think it was a bit cheap? And I didn't know enough about it either, not enough to justify getting it - but - it didn't stop me, and, with mixed emotions I did... You Gents know the feeling?? that "gulp" feeling...?? ---////------/-- So when it turned up I wanted to know : was EK maker marked? Looked too crisp and new. was the Military Merit Cross genuine ? was the bar good quality ? Was the bar original? and if so had the original medals been swapped out? And so on and so on !! and then so on! ------- Some pics first then my thoughts on it.... ---/----/-//----- to me, the quality of the medal mounting/bar is top notch. ( hope not too good?) it is so rigid still. The folds do not move. It's thick, padded, uv negative and just a few stitches snapped to rear. I can't get to the ring of the MM cross without stressing the ribbon and cannot see how the award isn't original to the bar. Fellow Gent cimbineus has told me that at first glance this MM Cross looks good, a Friedrich Rothe made example. I had to (had to!) check the EK ring. It was tricky to prise the ribbon of the Iron Cross from the ring. I was relieved to see a mark (800?) (silver) I haven't poked any further yet... The ring is blackened, in contrast to the medal which now appears to have been cleaned, rather than new. The ring is small though - not the size I have on others or personally seen before.. that worries me slightly - should it? I hope to hear its because it's on a later bar and not period ww1 issue!? Or other similarly reassuring reason!. So Gents after my longest worded post ever (usually 3 words) I hope you like.... tony ************* Musketier Kessler Inf Regt 400 2 komp *************

Hi Gents a few early ones.... tony

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Thanks GreyC always appreciated tony

Hi GreyC Would you agree 'publisher'/printer/copyright details on the reverse of the first card do not mention 'Jennings co' ? Sorry to drag on about them but I spend ages myself getting nowhere! its so frustrating (but no surprise) to get results on Google in German when I search German words! cheers tony ps GreyC thanks for second card info always appreciated