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I will see if anyone's selling it a the Munich Fair at the weekend. Paul

Chris, One often comes across Imperial Orders and Decoration issued post WWI and stamped SILBER, were these also late claim issues? Many thanks, Paul

Demir, A member of this forum has published a book on the Turkish War medal and has good illustrations of all the varieties that he has been able to find, might be worth investing in the book. Paul The TURKISH WAR MEDAL - HARP MADALYASI - GALLIPOLI MEDAL - EISERNER HALBMOND Author: M. Demir ERMAN Printed: Ankara/Turkey, February 2012 correspondence address: dmrbay@gmail.com ENGLISH and TURKISH In English (65 pages) and Turkish (61 pages). There is a 46 pages annex including color pictures, certificates and documents. The medal in the cover is relief. Total 172 pages, app. 350 gr. CONTENTS Preface and Acknowledgements 6 Very Brief History of the Ottoman Empire 9 World War I 12 Gallipoli War 13 Palestine, Caucasus and Galicia Battles 16 Independence War and the Republic 17 War Medals of the Ottoman Empire 18 The Regulation of the War Medal dated 1915 21 Amendments on the War Medal Regulation 24 The Effective Dates of the War Medal Regulation and Amendments 31 Ministry of War and Army Orders About the War Medal 34 Law of the Turkish Grand National Assembly and the Decree of the Council of Ministers 36 The First Type of the War Medal Which was Designed According to the Regulation but Never Produced Due to a Shape and Metal Change 39 The War Medal 41 The War Medal and the German Iron Cross 44 The Certificate of the War Medal 46 The War Medal Ribbon 49 The Package of the War Medal 53 War Medal Miniatures, Ribbon Bars And Pins 55 War Medals of the German and Austrian Make 56 No Name Medals 58 Views on the War Medal 59 SOURCES 62 ANNEX 66

Steve, I wish you the best of luck with your enquiries, please post if you get any further information. Paul

It may be the quality of the photo but I do not like the colour of the patination on the reverse, looks artificial but it may be just the photo. Paul

Steve Nice Regiment though not present at Rorkes Drift or Isandhlwana. but still should be worth upper hundreds of pounds. All the best, Paul

I sincerely hope the enamel on the DSO's are bit more robust than that on the Legion d' Honneur, which tend to chip easily, Paul

Sorry Markus you are right eight points on the star, Interesting about the Third sash, which if it were on a neck ribbon would be Third class. Paul

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But quite costly to style oneself. Paul

Interesting variation, the badge has only six points while the star has seven. Most curious does anyone have any explanation. Paul

It's one of those quasi official chapters where you tend to have to make sizeable donations to become a member. Paul

Presumably there is no maker's name in the inner lid, certainly a very nice piece, has an Austrian production look to me. Paul

Looks good to me, certainly £200-250 pounds is the area of value it should have. Paul

It is a reduced sized Grand Cross, the crown denotes it. Paul

Spas, I can't think what else it could be. Would date the photo circa 1850. Looks like a couple who used to drink in the Ship at South Norwood. Paul

Re the Marianerkreuz, I can't see what else it could be. Paul

It's the Italian Military Order of Savoy

The first is the Jerusalem Cross instituted in 1898 to commemorate the Kaiser's visit to Germany. Paul Sorry I meant visit to Jerusalem Doh

Don, The last is a beauty, especially with the ribbon bar. Paul

Kris Interesting topic keep them coming, was the tendon tear due to reclaiming your garden? Paul

Without a detailed and enlarged version of the naming it is impossible to be absolutely certain but I can't see anything obviously wrong. The Indian issues were struck in Calcutta and vary from the British. Paul

Stefan, It is indeed the Order the Soldier's Honour, 4th type, the only way one can tell whether it is variation 1 or 2 is by the weight, 1 is 33 grams, 2 is 29 grams. These are quite recent productions and are quite common, the early (1950s) Soviet produced pieces are much more difficult to find, one of your type is currently on sale on E-bay for $20. Hope this is of help, Paul

Antonio Marvellous book, well produced and extremely useful Paul

I suspect heavily liquid. Paul