Alex K

A fine military career

Yes very nice, based on the last but one image showing the reverse of the ek1, the hinge block is a solid one showing its an early rather than the later formed hinge, nice to have Regards

Thanks for the explanation, given the time lapse, it was a noble gesture and the fact that the 57er versions were available maybe not so contraversial regards

Very interesting, I'm surprised it was awarded retrospectively after such a long period, bit late but better than never

Wendish crown could be right, looking at it again the ribbon is wrong for the wurt crown, good spotting

Looks like Red Eagle order Long service cross China medal Unknown Wurtemburg order of the crown Is my guess

I also thought Greek letters at first but came up with the same non-amswer, it still looks to me like something has been cut off though

Hi can't recognise the motif but it looks like a device (crown or similar) may have been cut off. Just above the central motif

Hi no I didn't, it looked interesting but even though I've studied ek's for years, I'm begining to get cold feet now about buying virtually anything particularly with the seriously original looking fakes which are appearing unfortunately, hence the original request, at most it will sit on my database as an item to be wary of, thanks for the update Regards

Hi, just spotted the response, amazing after all this time, well done, I will make a note of it, thanks for bothering to answer Regards

Hi thanks for the extra effort, much appreciated, sometimes an initial hunch proves to be correct, regards Alex

Hi, I think you may be correct, (it was on my list of possibles also) nice to have some confirmation, it's award would make sense as you say, thanks for your input. Regards alex

Thanks for the comments, it's difficult to see, but on magnification, the medal is suspended from a crown which unfortunately is partially hidden by the collar chain

Hi all, another unknown to me decoration, all the others are identified, except the one indicated, I assume it's Swedish or Scandinavian in origin but my searches draw a blank, his Wiki entry only really lists his major Scandinavian and other non-Swedish greater orders. any help would be appreciated regards Alex K

Again, Yes interesting stuff, unfortunately the links don't work for me

Such superb knowledge base from a simple question, and an exact uniform also, amazing

Hi Gentlemen, thanks for the additional informative details, I was beginning to wonder if the uniform was not military in nature, diplomatic or indian service had crossed my mind, also, so assuming that's not too far from the actuality then it would be a combination of the attached, the colour image is a replica lord Chamberlain's but probably fairly accurate, thanks for the assistance regards Alex K

Unfortunately, this appears to be growing "norm" on here (and other) forums

Hi all, attached is a picture (Wiki) of the above gentleman with a VC and a lot of other medals! The uniform is unknown to me, I assume its the usual red, black/gold collar and gold embroidery to the front, that being assumed, is it regiment specific. All answers appreciated regards Alex K

I must admit these things still baffle me, maybe its an age thing!, the attached are I believe for Max von Hausen, can anyone translate? thanks Alex K

Well said, personally, I think HM should have reached into her handbag and found the biggest, shiniest one she could find, never mind protocol, Alex K

Think it's the royal chamberlain in the uk

Thanks for the comments, I agree, a private purchase piece, in my opinion also Regards

Hi all, just a quick request, does anyone see any redflags with regards to this EK1 by Paul Maybauer? all comments welcome regards Alex K

A random check on dealer back catalogues show numerous variation in prices, emedals, Canada, one cased 3rd class civil, hammer price 3000usd, 3rd class civil, no case, 2500 usd, spink, (London?) military, 900gbp, +tax+buyers commission so they vary, I believe the socialist ones are actually harder to find