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Hi Thomas,

Nice portraits of a Major of General Staff while in his service in northernafrican spanish city of Ceuta or Tetuan. I will reseach a bit on his ribbon bar but the medal in de 2nd photo is the Medal Municipalities homage to kings, Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenia. I think it is the first ribbon in the bar.

It was created by royal decree of May 17, 1925 to commemorate the homage paid by the municipalities, on 23 January 1925 to Their Majesties Kings of Spain D. Alfonso de Borbón (Alfonso XIII) and Ms Victoria Eugenia of Battenberg, and express commitment to the Crown. Was repealed on December 10, 1931.

Best regards

Francisco

P.S. Thank Thomas for help me out with the Meybauer bomber clasp in the W-A forum; I finally purchased it and its nice

Example in wear:

Theoretically, St.John's eagle had to dissapear starting 1946 regulation but still in use some time after until stocks exhaustation.

Example in a courier motociclist helmet depicted in the 1946 Regulation.

Thank you Francisco!

Example in wear:

Saw this wing being offered. It's approximately 70mm wide. Any opinions on the authenticity based on these two photos?

Many thanks.

Perfect originals. During SCW many insignia were handcrafted locally.

The simbol on the red disk is for the Spanish Foreign Legion, where the Italians enlisted as the only way to be in the spanish regular army being foreigner.

I know these wings, were for sale some time ago at Flying Tiger Antiques and dissapeared, I guess were sold. Price tag too much for me.

Regards

Fran

Thank you Karsten, very useful.

I ordered the clasp and it is in the way to me.

Regards

Fran

Hi,

It is a fine unmarked Meybauer Clasp.

You will find the research here:

Maker Revealed of unmarked LW Clasp

Best Regards

Karsten

Hello,

What's your oppinion on this clasp? is it the correct catch set up for this type of pin?

Thank you

Fran

Approximately 90mm/3.5 inches wide, 4 prong reverse. I believe this is a Spanish Nationalist wing from the SCW era. Is this a cap badge?

Comments welcome!

Hi Scott,

Too big for hat. This is for breast and for enlisted personel

Regards

Hi,

I found this pic few weeks ago. It shows crew members of a 20mm gun, engaged in Spain to defend the airfields. Guy pertain to the Lw Flak. Usefull hats, huh ?

jacques

Hello Jacques,

That wide wing hats are the ones used by labourers in the harvest in the field. Seems they were found useful by the sensitive to sun germans troops...

Regards

Beautiful german made one. No doubt of that since the spanish letter '?' is lacking in the word 'Campa?a'

Regards

Francisco

I was browsing some militaria websites several weeks ago, and found this stunning Cruz de Guerra - long past sold, with no background info on it. I saved the photos to post here. Has anyone else seen an example like this?

Happy 2009!

+sample pages

+sample pages

Sample pages

Sample pages

Hello,

New book on La Cenia. Main Legion Condor jagdgruppe aerodrome was presented by the author last week in La Cenia village, Tarragona; near Barcelona. To those interested in purchasing this book bilingual text spanish/catalonian containing about 650 photos of the type 'Then & Now' in a 332pp hardbound with dustjacket book, can email to: info@ventacuadros.com

Prices with shipping are:

Spain: 40? +8? shipping = 48?

Europa: 40? +24,40? shipping = 64,40?

USA: 40? +38,69? shipping = 78,69?

LIMITED EDITION; DO NOT WAIT LONGER

I was asked 1200? and seemed me a good price... it is the lowest I saw in my searching for a SKiS made of silver

Regards

Due to the well worn condition, and oxydized silver I would say 1000? as a maximum price., 800-900 if the eagle is resoldered.

jacques

Hi Jacques,

The fact is that it is fairly good priced and made me suspect. Will ask better/detail photo...

Anyway, what would worth in the even of having been resoldered?

Thank you

Hi,

I can't see anything wrong; may on the picture showing the reverse , the top right eagle has been resoldered.

jacques

Backside

And oppinion on this, Jacques? please. Any repair or so?

Hello Jacques,

Just found this evening by chance his engraved dagger and a photo lot at Weitze. His name: Heinrich Aubeck of KG2. Need to translate the description to know his history but seems he was shot at Russia being the only survivor.

Regards

Francisco

Hi Francisco,

I don't know the name yet but I remember to have seen this picture in a german forum. It seen that several prints of this pics exist, I own one myself won on Ebay one week ago.

I look to find the name

jacques

Jacques,

Do you know the name of this NCO? I asked the seller if the name was known and he said yes, that also appears in books, but for tell me the name I should win the auction.

Regards

Francisco

Hello Chris, Have a look to this link:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8359&hl=ensslen

Does anybody have a photo of Wilhelm Ensslen wearing his Cross with jewels. He was my Grandfathers cousin and i always wondered what he looked like.

Cheer

Chris

The spanish Lieutenant besides Schmidt in the above photo is Jose Ram?n Carpalsoro, still alive today; is the one in the middle of the below photo. Wearing the cap is Bravo, pilot of I-16 and former enemy; probably he fired him some rounds almost 70 years ago

Cheers

Francisco

Adam, I think that type of list will be hard to obtain. I can help you with many 109 #'s

Best, Sal

Hello Sal,

Do you really have 'many' 109's Werk Numbers? WNr. aren't those painted in the fuse but those engraved in the aircraft's data plate.

Regarding to seaplanes I have handed some original original documents and no one WNr. is consigned. Only fuse codes.

Cheers

Fran

And the pilot in present day...

(the barber died so this is one new)

1938...