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    waldo

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    1. Here is my most interesting Bavarian favorite miniature medal bar. 
      I've already introduced them somewhere here together with the 
      big medal bar. Bavarian Military Merit Medal in Silver for 1849 
      or 1866 or 1870/71. Silver civil service medal, commemorative medal 
      1870/71, 1866 and 1849, service award cross 1st class 
      for 40 years of service. In addition, the picture of the wearer 
      wearing this miniature medal bar.

      Kleine Ordensschnalle VS und RS Goldfuß sda.jpg

      5k.jpg

    2. Servus Scottplen,

       

      I don't like it at all. Hemmerle-MVKs 1st Class Krone Swords always 
      have multi-part front medallions made of gold. 
      There were no silver-gilt medallions. These MVKs are made with 
      absolute quality. Compare my picture in the post above.
      Here are a few more examples of original Hemmerle medallions for 
      this 1st Kr. X. Leser has one-piece front medallions made of gold, 
      also of outstanding quality.

      Many greetings

      Walter

       

      MVK 1 Kr X 002v.jpg

      MVK 1 Kr X 012v.jpg

      6 MVK 1 Kr X Hemmerle Medaillon.jpg

      1m.jpg

    3. Ich würde mal sagen, dass die meisten MVKs eine Herstellermarkierung haben. Z.B. haben die meisten Deschler ein großes D auf den Schwertern. Weiss hat meistens ein WCo. etwas versteckt auf den Schwertern, Hemmerle oft ein GH auf der Agraffe. Nur von Lauer kenne ich keine Kennzeichnung ebenso von Leser auf den MVKs.

    4. Servus,

       

      jetzt sage ich es mal auf Deutsch. Du solltest Dich erstmal intensiv mit der Thematik vertraut machen, denn Andreas und ich geben uns ja Mühe. Blos wenn Du unsere Aussagen anzweifelst und Thesen aufstellst, die nicht stimmen, musst Du Dir erstmal die Grundlagen aneignen. Dabei kann ich Dir nur die Beiträge in den Phaleristischen Forschungen oder im Thementeil bis 1918 im SDA wärmstens empfehlen. Wenn nicht, heißt es halt für Dich, "Das Rad neu erfinden" bzw. Learning bei doing, also kaufen, anschauen, sammeln und dabei lernen. Doch dass kann auch viel Lehrgeld kosten, wenn es sich um Fälschungen handelt.

       

      Viele Grüße

      Walter

    5. Servus Andreas,

       

      Du darfst nicht nach Deinem Handbuch gehen. Das ist nicht ausschlaggebend. Sobald die Statuten geändert wurden, sind die Änderungen in Kraft getreten. Medaillons wurden nach 1916 nur noch in Silber vergoldet verwendet. Hier kann es sein, dass die Vergoldung auch mal runtergeht, wie das bei so vielen Auszeichnungen nach 1916, die vergoldet wurden, der Fall war.

       

      Es gibt keine einzige Klasse eines MVO, die zwischen 1866 und 1918 nur silberne Medaillons hatte. Sie waren aus Gold oder dann eben aus Silber vergoldet. Sollte ein Medaillon silbern aussehen, ist die Vergoldung vergangen.

       

      Das, was ich Dir geschickt habe, hat den Stand ca, 1909/10. Alle Änderungen danach sind da nicht enthalten.

    6. Servus Andreas,
      
      there were 3 different forms of MVK. 
      
      1st form from 1866 - 1905, one class, silver, blue enamelled. 
      
      2nd form from 1905 to late 1913, two-class, 
      1st class silver with enameled front medallion of gold, 
      2nd class only in silver. 
      
      3. Form late 1913 - 1918 six classes, 
      1st class with crown and swords (originals very rare), 
      gold-plated, 
      enameled VS medallion in gold, 
      1st class with swords, as above but without a crown. 
      2nd class with crown and swords, silvered with enameled VS 
      medallion, 
      2nd class with swords as above without crown, 
      3rd class with crown and swords, coppered without enameled 
      medallion, 
      3rd class as above without crown. 
      
      
      The swords were awarded for use in war. 
      For the 1st form, the swords were subsequently donated and could 
      be bought later. 
      2nd form swords were only awarded in South West Africa (very rare) 
      and 
      3rd form swords for WW1.

      Viele Grüße aus Bayern

      Walter

       
      But be careful, the 1st and 2nd forms are often faked, the 1st 
      grades of the 3rd form too. 
       

      1mvk 1 Form VSuRS.jpg

      MVK 1 K2.jpg

      MVK 2. Form VS u RS k.jpg

      MVK 1KrX Leser VS u RS k.jpg

      MVK 1 X VS u RS k.jpg

      2MVK 2 mit Schw. und Krone Leser VS u RS k.jpg

      MVK 2 mit Schw. Leser VS u RS.jpg

      MVK 3 mit Schw. und Krone Leser VS u RS.jpg

      4MVK 3 mit Schw. Leser VS u RS.jpg

    7. Servus,
      
      Silver is hallmarked when the cross bearing the silver hallmarks is 
      made of silver. The swords are often only stamped with 900. 
      It doesn't matter whether the silver is gold plated or hollow. 
      The carrier metal is more important. sh here too:
      
      http://h2385226.stratoserver.net/wbb4/index.php?thread/63095-information-%C3%BCber-fineness stamp-in-silver-or-goldware/&postID=390930&highlight=Gesetz%2BSilberwaren#post390930
      
      Just register, it doesn't cost anything, and then you can see 
      the post.
      
      1. If the cross is silver (more than 800/1000), it had to be stamped 
      with a silver hallmark no later than January 1, 1888. In this case, 
      the shape, whether hollow or solid, is not decisive. Even gilding the 
      silver does not change the process.
      2. Since the tools for the gold MVOs were available, they were also 
      used for the silver/gold-plated MVOs. Otherwise one would have had 
      to produce new embossing tools for all classes from the 2nd class 
      upwards. This was also done in the 3rd class, even if it would have 
      been easier to gild a 4th class. The real facts and evidence can be 
      found in Sascha Zimmermann's book.
      
      Thus, no gold stamps may be present on all silver/gold-plated MVOs.
      
      Sorry, my english is very bad. I use an online translator. The terms 
      can sometimes be misrepresented.
      
      VG Walter
       
    8. Servus from Bavaria,
      
      Your MVO shown is a 4th grade with silver/gold plated medallions. 
      The flames are not used separately.
      
      If you don't want to believe it, I can't change that. Correct is:
      Weiss did not manufacture 3rd class MVOs. All originally awarded 
      3rd classes have extra inserted flames.
      
      
      Here a 4th class from Weiss with silver/gilt medallions and flames 
      embossed with it
       
       

       

       

       

      7MVO 4 mit Schw. Weiss im Etui RS.jpg

      7MVO 4 mit Schw. Weiss im Etui VS.jpg

       

      Here the MVO from Sascha Wöschler's archive is greatly enlarged. 
      You can see very well that the flames were not coined.
       

      1463728342_3.KlasseKrXsv.jpeg.553329aa052e29614ca466169bb49e3e.jpeg

    9. Important topic
      
      All MVOs made after 1916 no longer had gold parts. In the 4th grades, 
      originally only the medallions were made of gold; after 1916, these 
      were also made in silver/gold-plated. From the 3rd class upwards, 
      all flames of the MVOs were used separately. As a sign of the gilding, 
      the rear lower arm of the cross was surrounded by a widened frame in all 
      classes. If this widened frame is not available, a 3rd class is a 
      subsequently gold-plated 4th class. For example, I'm showing a 2nd class 
      with X in silver/gilt, made after 1916.
      
      The manufacturer Weiss & Co. did not produce any 3rd classes. Only 34 copies 
      were retrofitted on September 13, 1916 from Knight's Crosses 2nd Class, 
      with flames and swords. Thus one can state that none of the s/v copies 
      of the manufacturer Weiss & Co. can show a broadened edge of the lower arm 
      of the cross on the back, as they were not made in this way. There are only 
      34 golden specimens from Weiss, which Weiss converted from Knight's Crosses 
      2nd Class (according to the old classification).
      
      The two-volume book about the MVO by Sascha Zimmermann should be available 
      for purchase later this year. Here you will find what I have written here 
      and everything else about the MVO on approx. 1000 pages.
      
      Very few auction houses know that original silver/gold plated MVOs have 
      extra inserted flames.
      
      VG Walter

      MVO 2X sv.jpg

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