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    Chesley

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    1. I haven't been able to track it down, yet. However, I did find a Wagner medallion (of roughly the same era) with the same initials.
    2. Also... if this had been (badly) stripped, wouldn't the original finish still reside inside the 9, 4, & A (in addition to the oak leaves and crown)? Instead, this looks like it was intended to place specific emphasis on the oak leaves and crown. The previously mentioned idea that this piece might have been produced in conjuction with a memorial event looks (at least) possible .
    3. Yes, I too thought that might be the case. So I sent an email to the fellow, pointing to the fact that the item wasn't "authentic" and that he should change his wording to "copy". Just so he wouldn't end up selling the thing to an even more naive buyer. His reply was a classic: "So don't bid on it, ***hole". I think he knows.
    4. This has got to be one of the crudest attempts at deception perpetrated by an eBay seller. If only all the fakes were this easy to spot. http://cgi.ebay.com:80/Authentic-WWI-Germa...1QQcmdZViewItem
    5. Maybe not a coin, but perhaps a medallion. As for the ship, it looks very much like a pre-dreadnought of the Brandenburg Class
    6. Hmmm.... does anyone not think that this item pre-dates WWI ?? If you look at the ship, it more resembles the USS Maine than the warships that took part in the battle of Jutland. Perhaps this item commemorates a foreign tour like TR's "Great White Fleet" PR campaign of 1907. I really do believe this item is older than you think.
    7. I don't dispute the fact that there were always those who opposed the war. I also believe that their numbers increased, as time went on. Given the hardships and food shortages, that is understandable. Of course, it's difficult to gauge their number. But one might use public demonstrations as a very rough indicator. If so, it would appear that a smaller percentage of Germans opposed the war at it's onset than (say) the number of Northerners who opposed the War Between the States. The draft riots in New York, the near rebellion in Baltimore, the turmoil in Kentucky and other border states, as well as numerous smaller events eclipse anything in Germany until (perhaps) the last years of WWI. Interestingly, northern dissidents are viewed (generally) as malcontents, or (more commonly) as out and out "sympathizers" to the opposition. While German dissidents are viewed in more positive terms. Could those different labels relate to who won and who lost?
    8. Ah, the advantage of time. Do you really think German citizens would have viewed it that way in the early years of the war? Based on the number of "gold for iron" medallions that we see today?
    9. I would point out the umlauts over the U in the first example, as opposed to beside the U in the second example.
    10. Brian: You shouldn't take my word alone on this matter. This forum is populated by much more knowledgable individuals than myself. Like you, I was simply worried by the look of the item. Before going back to the dealer, I would wait for one of the experts here to confirm your suspicions. Best regards! -Chesley
    11. Brian: In the 1960's I ran across a number of reproductions by Carl Sieder of Vienna. They all had maker's marks or inscriptions standing out "proudly", as you say, rather than impressed (or stamped) into the metal as one might possibly see on an original. The quality of Sieder's work varied. Some were pretty terrible, while others (like his mothers cross) were much higher quality. But none of them stood up very well against an original, and all had that tell-tale raised mark or inscription.
    12. I may be off here, but on July 10, 1900 Crown Prince Rupprecht (Son of Ludwig III) married Maria Gabriele Mathilde (of Bavaria?) in Munich. If that "MLM" is perhaps "MGM" instead, could that be your match? Just a guess, offered for what it's worth.
    13. Ah, to write ad copy in the 1950s ! My favorite was a TV ad for plastic soldiers. With just one bucket full of this product, one was told, a kid could create "Realistic battle-like action" authentic reproductions of famous medals to be awarded at the conclusion.
    14. German Ambassadors to Japan: Herber von Dirksen 1933-1938 Major General Eugen Ott 1938-1942 (he was also attache 1934-1938) Heinrich Geog Stahmer 1942-1945 Couldn't find photos of any of them, but could it be Ott?
    15. If I might ask a (nearly) off topic question...about Manfred von Richthofen: Is there any record of him ever receiving the Observer's Badge? He was an observer (and participated in bombing missions) before he became a pilot, but I have never seen a reference or a photo of him with the observer badge. -Chesley
    16. Collecting Imperial German Aviation Badges

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