Alex K

1 hour ago, Lukasz Gaszewski said:

Looks interesting...

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Unfortunately, collectors and dealers will now most probably take that as a benchmark, interesting future for those who collect ek's

Just seen this, Geives the tailors of London are still in the military tailoring business, I'm sure they could give you a timeframe

https://www.gievesandhawkes.com/pages/military

Regards

4 hours ago, graham said:

Nölle & Hück GmbH

Thanks for the reply

Just for fun, a nice combatants and mini I picked up recently. 

Does anyone know the maker BTW? 

Very nice array and mounting,

The last one I am tempted to say its the Turkish gold Liakat medal with modified suspender device, he did receive one and the size of 25mm would fit

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liakat_Medal

Hi you're welcome

Regards

Hi, normally on ribbon bars, little silver rosettes for dso and mc

Regards alex

You could try these

https://www.worcmedals.com/full-size-medals-and-emblems/rosettes-and-emblems

Regards

Yes, that would be most interesting, thanks

7 hours ago, Komtur said:

It should be the memory medal for the 50th jubilee of the reign of duke Ernst of Sachsen-Altenburg celebrated in August 1903. In January 1903 Hindenburg was appointed commanding general of the IV. Armeekorps. The military contingent from the small duchy Sachsen-Altenburg of two battalions belongs to the 8. Thüringisches Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 153 (16. Infanterie-Brigade, 8. Division, IV. Armeekorps) of the Prussian Army. It can be taken for granted, that the commanding general of the dutchies military contingent was invited to the celebrities of the reigning jubilee and got the medal emitted because of this event.

From July 1900 until January 1903 Hindenburg was commanding the 28. Division of the Prussian Army in Karlsruhe. As this was the capital of the grand duchy of Baden the same as for the medal of Sachsen-Altenburg can be concluded for the medal of the 50th reigning jubilee of the grand duke Friedrich I. of Baden.

So I'm assuming Hindenburgh received the silver grade based on the link you provided? 

Thank you, If memory serves me right, the last one is saxe-altenburg, I'll see if I can still find my notes, regards

I've spent a  long time trying to ascertain all his decorations, as far as his medal bar goes, the two he seems to have been photographed the most with are these two, I think I've got them correct, they are digital recreations, they might help, comments, if wrong are welcome

regards Alex K

5 hours ago, VtwinVince said:

Sorry for the delay, here are my examples.

Hi, nice looking pieces, suspension the same as mine it seems, regards

On 03/02/2021 at 16:26, QSAMIKE said:

R.I.P. Sir Tom......    You did us all proud.......

Thoughly agreed

Well, yes very annoying and pointlessly destructive, it is clear that their interest is in making as much money as is possible by auctioning/selling individually, not interested in collecting or history, very common I suspect, just like people who break up medal groups

Very nice pieces, particularly the Godet., I've been on the lookout for ibne myself and seen the attached, would welcome an appraisal if possible, award piece or second piece, regards

Very, very intricate detail and very nice, well done

21 hours ago, gregM said:

I remember a few discussions about these reinforcing plates and always

with the same conclusions.  Some say repair, some say original.  I always believed

them to be repairs but through the years I've changed my mind on that. 

 

Like you guys, I have saved a few images of crosses (1100 so far) to make my own datebase

of known maker examples and of coarse, no regards to who's images they are so please don't

be alarmed if someday you come across a thread where I might reference one of your crosses.

I have long argued with the assumption that these are repairs, true, like Chris has said, repairs were done like this, but from the examples I've shown, every "repair" is virtually identical, on identical pieces, my example is in mint condition, with case which I suspect it never left, why repair an unused medal? 

Very nice

23 minutes ago, chuck said:

Hi Alex,

Here are two sites for the prussian officers cross and the enlisted cross.

Antique Photos - Long Service Award for Officers (antique-photos.com)

Dienstauszeichnung 1.Klasse 1913 für 15 Jahre (ehrenzeichen-orden.de)

 

To add to the confusion, the confusion the hessian and prussian 15 year cross are very similar. 

Dienstauszeichnung 1. Klasse für 15 Jahre 1913 (ehrenzeichen-orden.de)

regards, 

chuck 

Hi thanks for the links interesting information, my 25 year award is the later type with the pebbled finish, I can see the confusion between the prussian and Hessian 15 year awards, I'll remember that

Regards

Ahh! it seems i need to do more research then, I have a 25 year cross, but that has the pebbled finish, what has "thrown me" is this (attached) which I know to be a smooth armed early piece by  Hossaur, (Modern ribbon though)

Thanks for the reply

regards

Alex

Hi, could I request an appraisal on the attached, my interest lies in the fact that it's a smooth armed type, which would suggest early version, only pictures at the moment, thanks for any response

1 hour ago, VtwinVince said:

Alex, yours looks spot on, with the characteristic suspension setup. I will get mine out for comparison.

Hi thanks, look forward to seeing it

Regards