Alex K

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Following a thread started by sergey, attached are a series of poster images in my files. These were part of an exhibition held in London a while back on this very subject. perhaps someone could translate. Enjoy

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Hi Christian I can start a new thread if you want to see them.

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Hi Sergey, nice poster. I have the attached poster image, same pose, different uniform.

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Very Interesting Naxos. I once remember watching a post-war documentary about this sort of thing and it showed that in the soviet union at least, redundant german helmets had their rims cut of, a handle attached and made quite good saucepans!! nice to see pictures of such things.

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Nice decorations Wild Card

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Hi GregM, you're right, similar but not the same. The inner corners on yours have a distinct cross-hatch, the W & L doesn't.

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There are some really tasty RK's here. I would one day like to have a genuine pre 45 one in my collection, unfortunately, obtaining a mortgage at my time of life may well be problamatic. However, I live in hope

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Hi speedytop, thanks for the info, great document. Do you have a cross to go with it? if so I would like to see it.

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Hi hunyadi, That's what I thought straight away, they are very W & L looking rims

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Hi Wild Card, no I don't mind, nice piece you have, pity obout the damage to mine. Is your ribbon original

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In my collection I have the attached decoration from the Franco Prussian war 1870-71, awarded by the state of Bavaria, unfortunately some damage to the reverse. Is this a military decoration, or red cross? and is it a female/male award.

The construction is quite elaborate, with the thin gold edges around the cross, individual pieces soldered to the basic cross. is this a rare or common piece

Any info greatly appreciated.

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Not that I am questioning the knowledge of those with WAY more experience than

myself BUT would a TR era cross have the bump on the frame where the ring attaches?

I have seen other 1870s with this feature but wonder if this would carry through to the

1930s-40s.

Just thinking out loud

One maker was Wachtler & Lange

Piece attached

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Just my personal opinion, but the pin arrangement looks to me to be more post 1914-18, could it be a TR made piece, similar to many other Imperial decorations?

Alex K

Hi Carol I, thanks for all the info you have provided. It does seem that this piece has certainly had it's fair share of assay markings!. BTW the dolphins mark does have a small I between them, so I can be fairly sure that it is silver gilt and not bronze gilt.

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My humble offering, slightly later model, unmarked, but magnetic core

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Hi, this is the best I can manage, hope it helps

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a little bit difficult to scan, but I'll try

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Hi Lukasz, interesting piece. Whilst I knew about the Military version (Virtuti Militari) of which I have a nice example, I didn't realise that there was a civi version. very interesting. So is it an official or an unofficial Polish award?. It must be quite rare. Thanks for posting

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No doubt that he will receive at least a life peerage. Of course he'll accept it, after all labour are the new conservatives and they enjoy all the power and trappings that go with it.

I Couldn't have put it better myself

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Just checked on the site link you provided, a very powerful magnifying glass suggests the following is the closest, the head is actually slightly indistinct but the shape and the number/letter A 1 are present.

does this help or mystify?

edit forgtot to add the attachment

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The marks on the suspension loop is 2 individual A A, thanks for the rest of the interesting information, If you are correct, it seems to have travelled about a bit. I will look at the site you posted to see if anything resembles the mysterious one

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and another one

Carol I attached are images showing the hallmarks I can identify.

the suspension loop is hallmarked with two very small AA

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Hi Carol I well spotted there are infact two, very small ones, I will try to either scan or describe when I can.

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