Tom Y

To get the ball rolling, Illegible (see scan) 01 on eye C(?)W 2X CDCD800-3 one on buttonhole bow CN +M+ D(?) dot in circle 2X Fr 2X G 3X H HBN JWS K 3X KAG KO(large stamp) 3X KO(small stamp) L 2X LV LW M MEH-3(magnetic frame, one with overstamp of core) n 2X O 5X R RW s S Silber Square SW 6X S-W Unmarked, magnetic frame, "teat" Unmarked, brass frame Unmarked, 1 piece brass Unmarked, sheet steel blued core 21X Unmarked 2X V W&S WA WHW 4X WILM 2X WMS 2X WS WS on eye 3 7 2X 800

yours buckle is a good match to some apparently from a small hoard that werte on the market a few years ago, some still wrapped in oiled paper. I'd give it a big thumbs up. Definitely worth the price

And finally, a better view of the front. From the lack of markings we can assume this is private purchase, so there may be some slight differences. I seem to remember that the Bavarian Mantel has 2 buttons on the back belt and a different number, either 3 or 5, in the vent. There are 16 more views in the zip if you can get it to open.

Vent. 4 buttons total

Back belt

Right side

Left side

Front hook

Lining

Pocket

Arm hole

Cuff inside

Cuff

Collar hooks

Collar back

Collar left

Collar front

OK. you asked for it.

Reverse.

My pin type Spange. With all the brouhaha lately I'm glad to see the same type crescent. Obverse.

Or the Patton. Non-standard uniform seems to be the norm for -eccentric?- cavalry generals. Geordie Custer was another one.

Lt. von der Linde, fifth winner of WWI and the first below the rank of General. At age 22 he and 4 volunteers captured Ft. Malonne.

It's actually 2 pieces, probably press molded, and slipped together ( joined with liquid porcelain before firing) It was probably first fired at high temperature, painted, and refired at a much lower temp, as red is a low-fire pigment. It's quite large, over 1 1/4 in. wide, and was probably hard to get into a buttonhole, but couldn't possibly fall out as the shank of the Knopf is buttonhole width.

Speaking of enamel, here's my favorite. a '66-'70/'71 one piece from Kaiserlich Porzellan.

If price is any indication the noncombattant is the rarest of the 4. Nimmergut puts it at 3 times the price of the others. From my own experience the K?niggratz seems to be the easiest to find for some reason, and I've never seena a noncombattant.