Giannis S.

I am speechless over all these wonderful items!

I didn't think about this option, because with these double Oldenburg ribbons there are a few possibilities. Most likely the bar belongs to an EM/NCO, but I can't rule out an Officer as well.

I have the following medal bar. No EK2, but two LS medals. My guess for the medals:

1. Honor Cross of the House and Merit Order (2nd or 3rd Class)

2. Oldenburg Long Service Cross 

3. War Effort Cross

4. Prussian Landwehr Service Award

5. Centenary Medal 

Thank you both!

Dr. phil. Eugen Gantter (1848-1931) was born in Stuttgart on 11 January 1848, died at the age of 83 on 15 April 1931 in Frankfurt am Main. 

His 1908/9 German Orders Almanac entry calls him a Schriftsteller (writer) and shows as of that date, as a k.w. Hauptmann d.R. a.D. He lived in Frankfurt am Main (Böhmerstrasse 58) 

He was a writer, a teacher and a journalist. In March 1870, he received his doctorate in philosophy. He wrote on stenography and gave many lectures on this. He published a manual of stenography (Handbuch der deutschen Einheitskurzschrift). He also wrote poems and songtexts ("Volkstuemliche Lieder"), even a stenographer's song (Liederbuch für Kurzschreiber). 

During the German-French War, he joined the Grenadier Regiment "Queen Olga" (1st Württemberg Regiment) No. 119. After his military service, he worked for the Schwäbischer Merkur

Medal Bar: 

1. Württemberg Friedrich Order-Knight 1st Class 

2. Württemberg 1911 Jubilee Medal (2,020 struck) 

3. Prussian Red Eagle Order 4th Class 

4. 1870 War Medal 

5. Württemberg XX Years Reserve-Landwehr Cross 

6. 1897 Wilhelm I Centenary Medal 

Button hole: 

1. Württemberg Crown Order 

2. Hessian War Effort Medal (perhaps) 

Ref:  

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Gantter   

https://dewiki.de/Lexikon/Eugen_Gantter   

https://www.teubo.de/history/0244.htm 

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenadier-Regiment_„Königin_Olga“_(1._Württembergisches)_Nr._119   

Credit: originally researched by Rick Lundstrom, webr55 and Daniel Krause.

Well, it looks to good to be true.

The seller is someone from Belgium who has a lot of items. Including an Albert Knight's Cross 1st Class with crown, bids just over 400€.

On the eBay.de also, there is this non-combatant EK1870 medal bar. Starting bid 300€

Very nice display! 

Τhis is definitely unreal!

Thanks for the info, I wasn't aware of that,

@Deruelle, excellent collection you have Christophe!

@Komtur, great medal bar!

3 hours ago, VtwinVince said:

Possibly he wore the old-style Schnalle, not the medal.

Weren't these replaced after 1913?

One thought I have, is that maybe he was an enlisted/NCO who joined sometime between 1913-1914 and didn't complete the required years.

Got this ribbon bar with EK2, FKK and colonial medal.

What are the chances of the wearer not having a long service medal?

IMHO the engraving looks very "American". Something like from a modern jeweler.

It is 14 grams.

Αny thoughts on the cross?

To my knowledge, 3rd class was made of iron. Could this be a wearer's copy, a "Spange Stück"?

A cased Silver Merit Medal with swords

And a ribbon bar

Fantastic piece! Thanks for sharing it.

I found this at a local flea market. Non-magnetic metal. I would appreciate any opinions.

A scarce find; nice one!

On 08/10/2023 at 18:36, bolewts58 said:

I hate when sellers split things up.

This is not the first time on eBay that this has happened.

Another one from the same seller.

Excellent group and a great find!