HeikoGrusdat

did you see the prices he got for the last ones Stogie? unbelievable!!! I can`t understand that people without knowledge of the period and the theme "orders and decorations" spend so much money on really easy fakes. Always again impossible combinations and always again he makes a lot of money with them.... Heiko

Rick, have you been a jockey also in your last life.....? thank you very much, so you are the top notch of medal experts!!!!

just a short "translation question".....: What is the meaning of "TOP NOTCH" ??? I have heard it several times and I have it on a rare whisky bottle as "TOP NOTCH COLLECTION" - now you use it for a medal bar... what is it? Heiko

Bob, in my eyes the moon looks very good!!! but the case looks too good and not typical Godet....? I would be careful with this one... Heiko

detail...

"Br?der Schneider Wien"

here are some of my moons, the one on the top is your ebay-moon Stogie which deceided to share my collection, very good opinion in my eyes... The maker is not to see on the picture, it is not Schneider Wein, but our old friends from the high class order society of Austria "Br?der Schneider Wien" (Schneider Brothers Vienna) - I haven`t had a moon of that maker before... very rare!!!! It is a very good quality work, unfortunately damaged, but still good to look at... Heiko

and one more for your enjoyment...

Rick I am always happy to help a bit because often enough I need your help... can you tell me what that ottoman medal is for - now I have no idea??? Heiko

reverse...

Rick, sorry that I can`t make better pictures for you, maybe someone has a better camera for me... I think even you will know that you have the right one when you have it - the words on the reverse are in german together with the german eagle... "Zur Erinnerung an den Besuch seiner Majest?t des deutschen Kaisers Wilhelm II bei seiner Majest?t dem Kaiser der Osmanen Abdul Hamid Khan II in Constantinopel 2.November 1889" so, no way to get the "pastry chef medal"... I would say it is copper Heiko

a bit closer...

and here ist the medal to your ribbon, of course on a nice bar... does anybody know what stands behind the colours of this ribbon??? really looks like something in the east block....

Hi Christian, it is not only a bell in your brain - your whole head should be in a bell tower of a church... All are fakes!!! And now he offers some full size bars as well, did you see them Stogie? not better than the small ones... Heiko

Rick, I have seen a similar combination before.... it was a bar of a high decorated but low ranked "Festungsbaumeister" - a fortress building master.... don`t know if he is something in this direction but his bar looks nearly the same... Heiko

Hi Rick, I am on the same way... it is the typical austrian navy style, overlapping ribbons and a reverse to sew on uniform. I have some bars like this from austria - but I am a bit confused with this ribbons on your bar, sorry but no idea of the awards... Heiko

4 minis put together...

Rick, here are some mini clasps, sorry for the poor quality, but my camera is not the best.... one more thing to say... the clasps on your ribbon bar are wonderful and 100% original, but they can`t be together on one bar.... Peking and Tientsin are clasps that were ONLY for the navy, Peking only for the Gesandtschaftswache of the embassy and Tientsin for the crews of the 6 ships there and units of the 3.seebataillon. Huolu is a bar only for the infanterie, given to units of the 1. + 2. east asiatic infanterie brigade.... but nevertheless I love them Heiko

one more from the colonial side of life... Heiko

one more from me... If Rick wants to bring me nearer o the owner he is very welcome Heiko

@Gordon: no I don`t have the U-Boot Krieg clasp, if you have one for me it would be my greatest day!!! @Rick: These minis on your ribbon bar are great, I would die for.... (or better not) I have some and will try to get some pics this evening, a little bit patience please Heiko

Jim, no problem with it... looks good and authentic Heiko

Tony, I don`t know exactly how many I have, it is a bit chaotic.... too many types and reverses - and I need one of each!!!! My main collection area are the german colonies with their great medal bars and (hrrrrghhh) campaign bars again - some more to collect and these are the most expensive ones.... I will show some next days. Heiko

Rick, I have problems for myself to see them in my private chaos... this is one of 3 "battle clasp depots"......

Ah Stogie, you have got this great bar..... Here is one of my non combattants bars, of course a bit colonial.... will show some more later on... Heiko