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Hi Tomasz, thanks for the additional information
Alex K
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Hi Tomasz, it does look more like "We" now that I've managed a closer look.
regards
Alex
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9 minutes ago, Eric Gaumann said:
Yeah, that's exactly what it is; an EK2. RK had the suspension loop parallel to the frame, EK2 loops are perpendicular (see image). That's not to say it wasn't worn that way (as a RK); there were instances of that happening in WW2. But unless there is some seriously solid provenance proving that it's just an EK2
Agreed, they certainly were worn that way during the war, normally by those that had received their preliminary notification, but not their actual award, or those that chose not to have their award damaged in combat, normally there would be some evidence of wear either on the medal itself, or on the ribbon, press studs, ribbon ties etc, the one originally posted doesn't seem to show any of such examples, so it's anyone guess when it became a Pseudo RK in my opinion
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Alex
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In my opinion It' actually looks more like an EKII converted to a RK at some point, the difficulty is knowing when it was done, quite a simple job, it could have been done during the war or it could have been done 6 months ago from "Period" parts, unless you have full "Provenance" you'll never know, sorry
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Alex
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Hi Paul, thanks for the reply, absolutely spot on! I was tempted to bid on it, it was being sold by a resident of Paris, alas ran out of time,
never mind, appreciate your depth of knowledge
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Alex
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2 hours ago, OTTER76 said:
We is offently refered as JH.Werner
Werner had some commercial ties with Godet, so it could make sense, still, a very uncommon "Maker"
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I understand it's quite uncommon
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Hi my list shows "We" as "Unknown maker" unfortunately, so we may never know
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Looks like a perfectly good Klein and Quenzer made piece and original, suspension ring should be stamped with 65
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Alex K
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Hi Thanks for the confirmation, much appreciated
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Alex
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4 hours ago, ixhs said:
Yes very good for us researchers - they took the most of the archive data outside of Stuttgart bevor 1944.
Especially i like the high detailed pics.
The most of M 707, 708 709 photos are saved on my PC - ...was a really hard work.
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Are we in or are we out?:) - nearly every day when i read the newspapers i think: What the hell they are doing over there???
If they will not chance their minds, i think you`re out .. hard out.?
I honestly don't know myself now which way it will go, it seems at the moment, out, but still in somehow
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Hi Guys thanks for the comments and additional information on my mystery Wagner, which regiment does the uniform belong to its obviously a Uhlan regiment,?
I agree ixhs your archive in Stuttgart has some really interesting images, I often have a detailed look
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Alex
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Hi Laurentius, thanks for the reply, I thought it may have been co-incidental, I suppose I need to look for aristo VON Wagners to see if I can find anything out about him
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Alex
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Hi all, I came across this image from Landesarchiv Baden-Wuerttemburg of a Louis von Wagner, doing searches reveals nothing about him except his more famous namesake, the composer, does anyone know if they were related to each other or just a name co-incidence, Louis certainly had a distinguished military career, if so does anyone have a brief bio on him?
thanks
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Alex K
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Hi, with regards to polished stars, they are generally made of bronze, I have several WWI stars made from bronze, (Generally called the "Mons Star"), they too were polished at some point, bronze, like silver, when exposed to the atmosphere will, over time start to tarnish again naturally, it will take time but they now look as though they were never polished, and without any artificial intervention, depends if you are prepared to wait, as for replacement bits and pieces, "Liverpool Medals" are a well known medal dealer, they sometimes have "Spare parts"
http://www.liverpoolmedals.com/World-Medals-and-Decorations/
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Knights cross - original or fake
in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
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Nope! sorry
Alex K