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Schlaraffia is an international society. Yes, I think, that it is from an Austrian Schlaraffia Reych, but I could not find it. Uwe

Médaille d'honneur du travail, Vermeil (silver gilded) Uwe

Yes, they obviously adopted the cipher of the German regiment. Uwe

The cypher is for Prussia: Grenadier-Regiment König Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1. Pommersches) Nr. 2 Uwe

Hi, Steinhauer & Lück wrote in the early 40s: "Die von uns gelieferten Nachbildungen..." It can be translated with e.g. copy, replica, reproduction, duplicate etc. You can take it for both, 1940 and 1960. "So, after WW2 there wasn't an official Order to produce replacement Awards for vets?" No, there was no official order, never! Uwe

Copy, reproduction, replacement, fake, or what ever you want (but not original or 57er) Uwe

Hi Tupper, "a medal bar wir 57er ww1 Decorations" VtwinVince and Megan have already described it. With the law from 1957 it was allowed to wear German and foreign decorations. Several civilian and military decorations from the Third Reich period could be worn too. Official specified decorations of this period could be worn only in a denazified form, without national socialist emblems (ohne nationalsozialistische Embleme), in a changed design (in geänderter Form). Only the denazified pieces could be 1957er versions: 1957er Auszeichnungen A medal bar with 1957er decorations can be called a 1957er bar, but that does not make the other originals or copies on the bar to 1957er decorations. Uwe

Hi Chuck, they are not marked. Uwe

A special case for a Hanseatenkreuz Bremen A special case for a Hanseatenkreuz Hamburg Uwe

Thanks Antonio Uwe

Hi, wonderful bars! To the bar with the "Honorary Medal for Charitable Assistance/Erepenning voor Menslievend Hulpbetoon " in first place: "Unfortunately I forgot to write down his name." Usually on the reverse of the original (high ranked) medal is engraved the name of the recipient! Uwe

And this one? Uwe

Hi, there are different explanations. You can find "Granatwiese" as a street name in Germany, may be with a historical base. And you can find "Granatwiese" in WW I in France in different places, as German name for fields with many shell craters. The picture is out of a book: Heinrich Magnus Ivens »Meine liebe kleine Frau« Uwe

This is a complete set: Uwe

I found two explanations for "Krankenwärter" in the internet: The hospital is a place where people who have been trained in a hospital and examined by the district physician can go to. In the military, since 1863, 26 nurses have been trained annually for each army corps in larger hospitals from among the enlisted men who have served for a year, in order to provide the field hospitals with personnel fully familiar with the servicing and care of the sick. "Nurses" were less well trained than the female nurses because they were more "for the rough" (carrying patients, holding uncooperative patients, etc.). Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

May be only temporary: Luftwaffenhelferinnen Uwe

Hi, I bought this (Oldenburger Kameradenbund) for 33 € a few months ago: Uwe

Hi Marcus, "So if this is post WW2, I am assuming that this may be a 1957 award?" This has absolutely nothing to do with the German law from 1957 and the 1957er decorations (1957 award). 1957er decorations are allowed decorations of the Third Reich in a changed design, based on the law from 1957. The name of the Oldenburger organization changed in the 60s from "Oldenburger Kriegerbund e.V." to "Oldenburger Kameradenbund e.V.". And yes, the badges and crosses with the inscription "Kameradenbund" are still awarded today. 1873 Oldenburger Kriegerbund ~1900 Oldenburger Landeskriegerverband ? Oldenburger Kriegerbund e.V. 60s Oldenburger Kameradenbund e.V. Uwe

OK, and I say once more, that it is the SA-Wehrabzeichen. Wikipedia: "On 15 February 1935, Hitler decreed that the badge be officially recognized. It was thereafter issued in three grades (bronze, silver, and gold). No longer was the physical fitness badge to be awarded only to SA members." Please see the picture, and compare it with a Reiterabzeichen.

Hi, I say, that it is a SA-Sportabzeichen (SA-Wehrabzeichen) Uwe

Sascha, "... the swords are always gilt". I know that, but still it is very hard to say. The color of my medal and its swords are identical. Uwe

It was the goose of the Infanterie-Regiment „Alt-Württemberg“ (3. Württembergisches) Nr. 121, the "Ulmer Regimentsgans". The goose died on January 7, 1853. Uwe

It is really hard to differentiate the models. Here are pictures of my medal, scanned and photographed. is it lightly gold plated or is the silver tarnished? Uwe

Yes, ... Bewährung auch im feindliche Feuer Uwe

Hi Demir, I can only show you the two medals in my collection, in my opinion both are from St&L. Without E.S. is a later made version? Weight with E.S. = 21,3g Weight without E.S. = 16,6g Uwe