Farkas

On 04/02/2023 at 02:29, Dfifer said:

Korea became a protectorate of Japan with the signing of the Japanese–Korea Treaty of 1905; thereafter, Japan ruled the country indirectly through the Japanese Resident-General of Korea. On July 23, 1909, the Korean Government issued Imperial Ordinance #67, by which all matters concerning the Red Cross Society were transferred to the Red Cross Society of Japan. The 1905 Imperial Rescripts concerning the creation of the Red Cross Hospital and Society were formally annulled. On Dec. 10, 1910, after Japan’s forced annexation of Korea, the Korean Red Cross become a chapter of the Japanese Red Cross. It was claimed to be necessary because the Principles of the International Red Cross Movement only allows for one national society to be set up in a country.

In other words, the Japanese Red Cross was in Korea from 1910 until Aug. 15th, 1945. To date, I have never seen a Red Cross medal from this time period that references Chosŏn 조선 (朝鮮) (Korea).

BTW, I forgot to mention. The ribbon is from the Korean Empire “Crown Prince Wedding Commemorative Medal " 皇太子 嘉禮 記念章 (황태자 가례 기념장)

Hi Gents...

Thanks Dfifer for this ☝️...

very interesting, enough for me to dig mine out... 👇

If I remember correctly...

The one with the ‘gold’ detail is a ‘life membership’ medal and weights 17.3g including ribbon.

The dark one is lighter, 12.2g including ribbon, and is possibly silver underneath.

The boxed one which hasn’t tarnished is very light, just 6.0g and appears to be the same as the LManz’s Dads momento.

Cheers 

tony🍻

Thanks Terry,

I’ll get a picture up tomorrow 👍

tony 👍

On 13/07/2023 at 07:55, Christian1962 said:

HMA should mean "Hauptmünzamt".

 

Regards

 

Christian

 
Thanks Christian,

HMA -   Hauptmünzamt ( State Mint )

I think I’m wrong about the HMA & FA marks…

On 05/06/2023 at 04:00, Bill Brouillard Jr. said:

Some photos I took years ago

One hell of a bar…

Thanks for the pics 👍

Hi Gents,

continuing the summary first…

There are 4 marked HMA.

- HEERESMATERIALAMT

    (Army Ordnance) in my opinion. 

There are 3 marked JC

- Johann Christelbaur & Son

There are 3 marked FA

I haven’t seen this attributed to a particular maker so…

I’m inclined to say FA represents…

- FESTUNGSARTILLERIE (Fortress Artillery) 

If HEERESMATERIALAMT (Army Ordnance) is acceptable as maker HMA then why not FESTUNGSARTILLERIE  (Fortress Artillery) also?

Any thoughts welcome as always 👍

tony 🍻

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Just 5 left to summarise, then onto pictures of the KTK, the stamps and details.

On 21/09/2015 at 23:14, Spasm said:

I should do more of these. Apologies if one or two have been on before.

Wow Spasm, these are brilliant! 👀👀

On 24/09/2015 at 02:01, Paul R said:

Those images have a life to them!  Spectacular work.  The bomber images are chilling.  

Totally, they have that special quality about them that so few manage…

tony 🍻

On 08/07/2023 at 11:07, Graf said:

Even just from an aesthetic point of view, this is a really good photo. It looks like it could have been taken yesterday. A great looking subject, the sharpness & a less common dark background all work together.

Is the man above also King Ferdinand 1?

On 10/07/2023 at 16:11, Graf said:

tony 🍻

Hi Michael,

I’m not familiar with these but just from the picture I question the end of the pin…

it looks fresh and sharp to me 🤷‍♂️

 

I also saw an example put forward as original which has a different profile noticeable in the eagles wings, theirs is symmetrical whereas yours is not..,

Hopefully someone in the know will add their opinion….

tony🍻

I’d never be brave enough to buy something as special as this…

I bought this for the medal and ribbon, the bar effectively cost me nothing. It has no marks, is wonky and the ribbon has no marks showing one was ever attached but I’m 53 and (almost) past embarrassment and I’m curious what peeps think of it…

I have this 👇

To me, something so plain is beyond confirmation as ‘original’ but it’s likely easy to prove otherwise…

To me, it’s for aesthetics/display so you can’t hurt my feelings Gents.,,

Any thoughts?

Hi Gents,

My intention is to learn a little as I Google things to write and post these, i already know more than I did…

but I’m not someone who does a deep dive and already I find myself distracted by random musings about my observations, not the facts or history which might disagree with me. I’m a collector/hoarder not historian 😊

Please feel free to inform, correct or agree with any of it and of course requests for anything I can add always welcome.

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I’ve been having a little look at the availability of KTK by the various makers.

Predominately I found

 W&A (Winter & Adler)

 BSW (Bruder Schneider Wien)

So no surprise that these are the 2 most present amongst mine…

There are 12 W&A

There are 8 BSW

Further summary to follow…

tony 🍻

On 09/07/2023 at 12:22, Asil76 said:

Ahhh that’s awesome good detective work 👍 what’s the piping on his should for? 
 

thanks for your help 😊

Youre welcome 😊

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I did have a look for the specific units that were issued lanyards and learnt that upon mobilisation for ww1 all soldiers were actually issued one, so as far as I know it doesn’t narrow things down, however maybe someone knows that different colours some units used might…

The lanyards were worn on the left shoulder during ww1 but moved to the right shoulder after the war.

From the IWM site

‘Physical description

tony 🍻

On 29/06/2023 at 14:22, Megan said:

Start with this thread:

Online, there are a fair few on my website, https://medals.org.uk/germany/ddr/ddr-text.htm

 

The OMSA Medals Database has a good array too.

Nice one Megan 👍

22 hours ago, gjw said:

Howdy all, well, got my first DDR Awards today. Excited to start a new collecting field.

 

Thanks all for getting me started and for all your assistance. You've all been great! Thanks also to GermanDot for the fast shipping

 

Will be posting more as they come in.

 

Best Regards

 

Greg

 

 

Hi Greg,

As you know my true love is Austro Hungarian… like so many of us though I’ve been attracted to many other Nations awards, in my case usually because I spot a pretty thing at a good price. 😊

If I remember correctly you are in the US? How do you assess the prices you pay after post and taxes? Not just on these but generally…  I’ve bought things from the US and with smaller items the cost has doubled in some cases. Do you experience the same problem?

Also, while I’m here so to speak, are you finding items that were issued or unissued? Generally I pick up the tatty and torn which suits me fine, but boxed and complete with bar ribbon is a great option to have…

These Hungarian awards, that I presume are 4 civilian & 1 military (same recipient) are among the few I have complete in their own original boxes…

I look forward to seeing what you find 👍

Happy Hunting!!

tony 🍻

On 25/06/2017 at 23:52, Farkas said:

Hi Daniel

I've joined so I can tell you that I think you have surely found your man!

the name is not one of two. There is only one that matches the man you search. The odds are it's him.

i think if you work from that assumption you could then find more facts that fit or don't.,...

 

may I just add these thoughts....

 

•are military Dop and Dob correct or are your papers correct ?

- yours are surely!

So I say

Army copied down something wrong one day  

or

he lied to them for some reason.......

 

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Best Wishes

tony

((that's me keeping it short!  I have more thoughts))

 

 

 

 

Hi Daniel,

This was my very first post on GMIC,

6 years and a 1000 posts later i have just spotted it…

Ive got to ask, how did your search go in the end? The language barrier is a real bitch!

cheers

tony 🍻

Update…

After looking at the excellent hallmarks thread by bovec, i can confirm the ‘clubs’ shaped makers mark is indeed that of Bruder Schneider, it is a ‘clover’ mark they used. 

tony

On 24/04/2022 at 11:50, Elmar Lang said:

These are the Vienna "A" marks for precious metal; then, the trefoil mark of messrs. "Brüder Schneider", Vienna, and their signature mark. 

A full, obverse/reverse picture of the piece would be most welcome... 

I love this thread, I reckon it’s worthy of being pinned, 🤞

tony 🍻

Well Gents,

I’ve had my trusty eye piece out…

& the results are in.

So without getting ahead of myself (I want to build the suspense 😊 & post pics of everything first) these are just the numbers without disclosing the makers.

12 x

  8 x

  4 x

  3 x

  3 x

  2 x

  1 x

1 x aluminium (possibly stamped)

1 x unmarked 

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I’d quickly like to use this opportunity to ask you about the picture quality below, I’m on a phone so hard to know the scale and detail of them on other devices. Feedback appreciated 👍

&… I’ve given in, I need to ask about this mark 👇 Gents? It’s shaped not unlike a club (like the suit in playing cards) but I don’t know it.

A guess… Is it the Schneider Brothers (SB?) mentioned in the list below? 🤷‍♂️

 

* HMA - HEERESMATERIALAMT

    (Army Ordnance)

* BSW - Bruder Schneider Wien 

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All thoughts welcome..

Cheers

tony 🍻

3 hours ago, gjw said:

Hey all, been a while, but I managed to score an uncommon Karl Signum Laudis in Silver with repeat bar and swords.  Got it from a fellow collector (Thanks Mike!).  Nice piece, very happy with it!

 

Best to all!

 

Greg

 

Very nice Greg 🍻

On 09/02/2022 at 18:07, Chrisvo said:

Good Evening

 

Brought these badges on auction the other day. I don't think anyone saw them as I got them at the unbelievably expensive price of R1...

 

The officers silver enameled badge is hallmarked silver JR Gaunt and Sons Birmingham 1915. I think it's for full/ceremonial dress uniform and the other brass version for normal dress. Can't believe how perfect the enamel still is. No cracks or missing paint.  

 

Anyone able to shed some light on the King Edward's Own 6th Cavalry? I also see they have another cap badge for this period, can someone explain the difference? I'll include a picture of that one for comparison if needed. 

 

Regards,

Chris

 

 

 

 

I’d guess the badge you have is what is known as a ‘Sweetheart badge/brooch’.

It looks very nice.

tony. 🍻

On 13/12/2021 at 14:42, Chrisvo said:

Good Afternoon

 

Was hoping for some help regarding the attached pictures of some badges I picked up today. I think the one set belongs to the Indian 7th Lancers and apparently was something to do with the horse harness.. 

 

Any input on the 'CMB' shoulder title would be appreciated. Is it a mounted battalion, a medical battalion or something else?

 

Regards,

Chris

Better late than never…

” 7th Indian Cavalry Brigade The Meerut Cavalry Brigade was a cavalry brigade of the British Indian Army formed in 1904 as a result of the Kitchener Reforms. It was mobilized as 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade at the outbreak of the First World War and departed for the Western Front where it served as part of the 2nd Indian Cavalry Division “

tony🍻

Disclaimer: don’t listen to me!

But as you asked… yes 😊

As it happens I’ve got something similar to one of yours 👇 with a bit of scabbard left.

An impressive thing for sure.

and a few other bits and bobs.

I always clean them up to some extent, certainly the blade. I tend to buy neglected things, often in rough shape and I enjoy the transformation. The way I look at it is they’re mine and if I want to clean them I will. By any means I fancy! The issue I have faced is the return of rust as for some I don’t have scabbards… but just recently I found out about this 👇, previously blueing was beyond me, hopefully this is the answer to the rust 🤞

I’ll let you know how it goes.

But 1st if you can…

There are some awesome videos on you-tube, search ‘bayonet restoration’ or similar 👍, it’s very impressive what some do and even shows how to make scabbards/sheaths. 

Before anything else I’d strongly suggest you watch a couple of those videos. Lots of usable tips.

Cheers

tony 🍻

On 05/07/2023 at 20:54, SillyOldGrandad said:

It looks downright weird to me. The French maker's label and the French collar badges are hardly something found on a RFC uniform. The rank markings are all wrong and apart from the wings it has nothing going for it at all.     Pete.

As said 👆it is all wrong and surely French.

The collars are French engineers.

The sleeve ranks are wrong for Brits and don’t even match anything else. The pips look like ww2 not ww1 too.

The general service buttons are far to battered to belong on a good condition tunic.

The wings are wrong. & RFC not RAF which tries to date it to ww1, no chance.

On 28/06/2023 at 12:48, nichollg said:

Unsure about the uniform, but the wings appear to be a reproduction.

 

There were 4 buttons or sometimes 5 but not six used by Brits. The French army however introduced a 6 button (khaki) tunic in 1935.

I love taking a punt, interesting things often hide under later innocent alterations made to recreate a desired appearance but even I see nothing to suggest anything interesting hidden here.

tony

19 minutes ago, graham said:

Great collection, look forward to future postings with different markings.

Thanks Graham 🍻

Encouragement is always appreciated 👍

I’ve mostly picked them up from house clearance or similar as opposed to dealers who may look at them closer.
& I look for marks when I get them but I don’t go so far as to look them up…

So fingers crossed for an interesting variety 🤞

cheers

tony

Hi Gents

tony 🍻