Tom Y

The fir was sacred to Thor, another force to be reckoned with come G?tterd?merung.

I've always considered that a 7. Mine has an unmarked ?se.

The tradition continued into WWI. It probably goes back to pre-Christian days and Wotan to whom the oak was sacred.

Sorry to disagree with all said, but in my eyes this is a mid 30s bar for Frontfighters' Honourcross and Hungarian WW1 medal...

Anyone to agree?

Even taking into consideration the fading, the laddering should still be noticeable and the difference between the blue green center stripe and white outer stripes.

Quite an impressive firearm. If the workmanship was as good, an improvement over the Mauser which has always been one of my favorites. The ribbed barrel is especially nice. Looks like they expected a lot of rapid firing. Do the 2 thingies in the butt regulate rate of fire, and if so, how?

BTW, this is the first time I've seen this post. I don't get out of Imperial much.

OK - many thanks - now off to find one....

Any Ludwig III medal, which would be contemporary with the bar, is going to be hard to find and rather pricey.

My deepest thanks to everyone for all their help on this one!

One quick question... what is the actual name of this one? I hate to continue calling it the Machine Gun badge/patch. Is it perhaps the WWI German Heavy Machine Gunners Badge? Or is it the WWI German Army Expert Machine Gunners Badge? I've seen it on the web as both.

Dan

Maschinengewehr Abzeichen

It compares favorably with my Juncker, although it looks like the belt has been bent a bit.

As a last resort try nail polish remover.

Personally I like the repaired ones better than "minty fresh". The owner was proud enough to have it fixed.

Speaking from (rather erratic) memory, the twin squirels was an earlier mark, possibly from the 1890's. "In Treue Fest" seems to be common to all Bavarian swords, but nothing nearly as ornate as yours.

Got it in one And probably leftovers from the Napoleonic Wars, second Danish War, and Austrian War, as KDM's were made from cannon from their own discrete wars. Maybe they were made so big to clear out old stock :lol:

Was there any doubt?

:D I've been soooo waiting for this day :jumping:

Thanks, Rick. I just managed to find Haunit in the '91 Rangliste on Google but couldn't in the 1890 Addressbuch. I'll have to fumble about some more and see what I can find.

Hi Tom,

it is very easy to read

Regards

Uwe

That's easy for you to say

Thanks, Uwe

That's the Hungarian Holy Crown of St. Stephen with the cross straightened so if not a pure fantasy piece it's a liberal interpretation of a Hungarian award. Seems to me the swords would be redundant, as the wreath signifies a war decoration.

Purty li'l thing, though.

I guess it'd be nice to show a complete doc.

On the Haunit one I've deciphered everything but the word underlined in virtual felt tip.

Any help would make me eternally grateful.

In my quest for information on 2 Franco-Prussian War officers I'm having a literacy problem. Being S?tterlinly challenged there are some words on their EKII docs I can't make out.

On the Wibel doc in the handwritten section I can make out his name and K?niglich and 3"Infantrie Regiment Prinz Carl, but that's all.

Dante,

#1 Austro-Hungarian? Right? I recognize some of the medals. Some I don't have a clue. Would you Please list them?

Doc

#1 Austrian Republic, #2 Tyrol, #3 Hungary commems, #'s 4 $ 5, Finland, #6 you know, #7 Mecklenburg-Schwerin KVK

Does someone have a link for the bid ?

Click on "this" in my first post.

Yes, the wooden undercarriage beneath the barrel has been intentionally shortened, there is evidence of chisel marks - I will take and post a photo when I get a chance. Although presumably a carbine model is already pretty short and wieldy so not sure why they needed to lighten it any more.

The carbine as issued had a full stock.

I imagine the "ears on the front sight and the cleaning rod would be brush catchers, too.