Tom Y

Hanover 1864

Brunswick 1865

Hamburg 1864

and 1864-65

Going back before Unification, Baden 1862-65

1868

Romania, postage due 1917-18

Moving on, Occupied Romania 1917-18

DSWA 1900

New Guinea 1901

Marianas 1900

DOA 1905

Caroline Islands 1900-05

Since Ralph started a thread on TR stamps, I thought i'd give my Reich equal time

First, the Colonies; Kamerun 1900 with SMS Hohenzollern

He has an Elefantorden too. Same small scan with a busy but classy background. Have asked for larger scans of front & rear. I'm not interested myself, but thought I'd help out anyone who might be.

Isn't 1st place rather odd for the Luitpold?

I think you've got it figured out OK Nice coins. :love:the aureus(?) of Commodus , but as Rick R would say, show us the backs

Barking dogs? i thought they were laughing babboons

Seriously, thanks for the praise, but it should really go to Herr Doktor von H. All I did was paraphrase his research.

Dave, your 1840 3 Feldz?ge. Could zou show the obverse?

Recently purchased this cross which was described as

For sale here is a German (Prussian) Iron Cross with iron core and made in the correct three part construction.

side features the oak leaves and monogram of Friedrich Wilhelm (FW) and the date 1813. The other side is plain blackened iron.

The ring is stamped IW which I assume to be the Berlin maker ?Wagner?.

The dimensions are as follows:

Width across arms : 42.2 mm

Weight excluding ribbon : 12.0 grammes

General condition : the German silver frame is tarnished with age. There is some rusting to the core. There are several dents and knocks. Generally well worn condition.

The ribbon is a good length of 9cm when folded and appears to be old and original in feel etc.

I can not say if this is an actual 1813 piece or if it was made later as an anniversary piece. Certainly an old item.

thought i had better double cheque whils i have a return period if unhappy

thanks !!

Be unhappy. The loose fit, plus the 2 semilunes on the lower arm Look like a 1914 with a "machinist's special" rework and the ribbon is for an 1870 or 1914. The dimensions of the 1813 stripes were different. http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f36/wild...0War/ZZ1813.jpg

In 1840 Wilhelm II of W?rttemberg established an award for veterans of all ranks of the Freedom War. It was to be made of captured French guns and inscribed with a Fraktur W on the obverse and on the reverse the number of engagements the recipient participated in, from 1 to 14. Those for up to 11 engagements are known to exist.

In 1849 it was reinstated with slight modifications: a Roman W on the obverse of that for one engagement, and a Fraktur W on that for 2 for the Schleswig-Holstein War of 1848. This award is rare, as there was only 1 battalion of W?rttemberg infantry participating.

In 1866 it was revived again by King Karl for the Seven Weeks' War, this time siding with Austria against Prussia. It bore a Fraktur K for Karl and was for one engagement only. A Schnalle with a wreathed and crowned W was awarded for 2 engagements.

This is the 1866 version coupled with the 70/71 Prussian KDM.

How soon they forget

Must be for cadets... they rounded the point off so they cannot hurt themselves....

Yup... these navy folks have to be looked after....

It was the custom on American ships to break the tip of sailors' knives to keep them from hurting each other

Some opinions on this hollow example would be appreciated. I know these types are rare, and I don't recall ever seeing a fake one. But what do you think of the fastening setup? Definitely not what I usually see on these....

It looks like it was originally a screwback that was converted. Is that verdigis around the hinge and catch or a poor job of soldering?

A bit of an oddity. An unfinished one. Unpainted, no pin.

Silver, non-magnetic, painted, voided

An AEZ in the flesh

Herr K?chert wasn't exactly the shy, unassuming type.

Here you can see the iron in the crown.[attachmentid=63492]

The repeat bar isn't the usual tab type, but atached by 2 pins and the swords appear to be sweated on. The ends of the bar have shear marks, so it's possible that tabs were removed before mounting.[attachmentid=63493]

This Iron Crown was posted before, but since it came to Schloss Madman it's been rescanned.[attachmentid=63490]