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Gordon, I'm not able to say anything about the originality of such Polish crosses, that must be done by others with real knowledge about Polish decorations. There are many different pieces as we can see here in this thread. Measuring two of the pieces in my collection, see above my picture, I find differences, compared with your measured dimensions. Left one, where I hope, that it is an original: width 43.5mm, height 44.3mm, thickness 2.3mm Right one, where I think, that it is a copy: width 45.6mm, height 46.0mm, thickness 3.5mm Your cross seem to be a mixture , thickness like an original, but the other dimensions like a copy. Based on my measurementes, your cross should have a diameter of 46.5mm/46.6mm. Let us hope, that Lukasz is willing, to comment it. Uwe
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Hi Gordon, I had the same problem. It seems, that here is a very special measurement requested. I take the information from above for my picture, left an original (I hope it), on the right a copy (the dimensions of the copy in brackets): greene > overall arm length with finials = 16.4mm (16.8mm) yellow > overall arm length without finials = very difficult to measure blue > arm width = 10.9mm (11.7mm) red > total diameter = 45.0mm (47.0mm) thickness = 2.3mm (3.5mm) Uwe
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Help identifying some Medals
speedytop replied to Matty85's topic in Great Britain: Orders, Gallantry, Campaign Medals
Hi Matty85, the second medal is for some elected members of sports events everywhere in Germany, only for the winners of larger competitions. Such medals had been awarded from 1923 up to 1932. The day of the sports competitions was in every year the "11. August", the constitution day. In the first years only 200 - 350 medals per year had been awarded, in the last years 2300 or some more. See for example a document, here for Silber; your version is in Bronze: Uwe -
Hi jonv, very difficult to read!. Without any guarantee: Feldpostkarte Fräulein Martha Knopf Chemnitz in Sachsen Stader Strasse 13 parterre Absender: Bau-Soldat Knopf Reserve-Lazarett Frankenberg in Sachsen Liebe Schwester! Karte erhalten, bin 3/4 1 Uhr am Bahnhof. Kannst Du für einen Kranken wie mich 4 Bananen besorgen, hier sind keine zu haben. Gruß Walter
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Fire Insurance enamel sign?
speedytop replied to Jock Auld's topic in Non Military Collectibles & Antiques
Hi, I think, the diameter is 19cm? Such signs were fixed on houses as an advertisement, where an insurance contract with the "Land-Feuersozietät der Provinz Sachsen" exist. See for example: http://www.arco-images.de/land-feuersozietaet-der-provinz-sachsen-versicherungs-plakette-bilder-fotos/633219.html Uwe -
Hi Jock, "... officers had bullion badges on their headgear?" They can, but they must not. "Offiziere und Unteroffiziere dürfen selbstbeschaffte, handgestickte Abzeichen tragen." > they may wear ... Uwe
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Hi Chris, I think, that these dog tags had been issued first to the soldiers of the 1. Garderegiment zu Fuß, "das vornehmste Regiment der zivilisierten Christenheit". Sources say, that they had been introduced 1869 as "Regognitionsmarke", and since 1878, but another model, as "Erkennungsmarke". And the sources say, that they had first been handed out during the mobilization in 1870. Uwe
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Early Bund picture negatives
speedytop replied to Jock Auld's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
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Bundesrepublik more private BW pics
speedytop replied to Jock Auld's topic in Germany: Post 1945: Bundesrepublik & DDR
Hi Jock, G3 since 1959. I don't see weapons on the small pictures? Uwe -
Soviet Help needed!
speedytop replied to danne1345's topic in Russia: Soviet Orders, Medals & Decorations
East German? > No! Eastern European? Uwe -
Unidentified A Russian or Polish Award?
speedytop replied to saxcob's topic in Central & Eastern European States
Hi, Poland, badge of: 16th Wielkopolski Lancers Regiment of General Orlicz Dreszer Uwe