joe campbell

valgor- handsome cross! can you send a picture of the MM incused stamp on the reverse? thanks! joe

doesn't get much more impressive. well done! joe

this appears to be issued, unworn! is that correct? joe

LOVE IT, Micha!! my first time seeing this, too! joe

i'm not sure that there WERE many groups of happy soldiers posing at this point in the war.... joe

i'm thinking "S" as well. hard to say on the ose mark, but most of the numbered osen are marked on the side of the eye rather than the outside of it. joe

love to see some larger, better focused pics! joe

beautiful repair work!!this is one I'd display from the reverse. joe

eric- great EK! just another example of the wizardry of your friendly, neighborhood jeweler and the pride that the recipient had in his decoration. joe

a bold "W" on the obverse... perhaps a Wagner? appears to be a nice EK! joe

the box alone is striking! my favorite color case lining, and an EK in wonderful condition! you obviously believe in quality , not quantity! my best, joe

there actually some nice paper envelopes for EK 2's. the one in The Iron Time is actually in my possession. i've not seen another, so i suspect they were rather uncommon. joe

this is BEYOND sexy, chris! amazing set you have there don. joe

jim- not being, in general, an envious person, i start my saturday off with a marked sensation of envy!! very nicely done! joe

brian! this is one of the reasons i love this forum. interesting, well presented, well illustrated. i learned something today. my thanks! joe

love all of them, especially that EK 1! you are purchasing well. joe

these are so powerful in their simplicity.... a piece of paper... a life... my granny (from keswick) had one on her wall for many years for her older brother Georgie; LT GEORGE BOTT Killed near Loos 1917 it left quite an impression when i first saw it at age 7 or 8. and the faraway look in her eyes when she said "he was such a sweet young man....". and that probably 45 years after he died... joe

i just REALLY don't like the print... JMHO joe

christophe- my sincere thanks to you for this information. i am sorry to learn of his death. if you ever come across any further information,i am always interested. and thank you for this thread! joe

christophe! that's him! i met him in 2000. a very kind man,and interested in the children i was escorting. (Raleigh Boy Choir - we sang in the cathedral at Rouen and at Notre Dame cathedral.) do you know anything about his WW2 exploits? and the ordre national du merite'?? merci beaucoup,mon ami!! joe

that was his last name. i met him at amiens, where he was the curator of the "armistice train" of WW1/WW2 fame. also where my grandfather was a batalion surgeon in 1917/18. thanks, christophe! joe

jason- you hoosiers are the BEST!!! (my papa was from logansport, canoed in the canoes on the Wabash) thank you for the very informative descriptions of both medals! joe

160+ years, and in amazing condition! can you ID the second and third medals please? joe

was there ever a general(?) gamache on this august list? thanks! joe

great pictures! amusing in the sense of proportion, but with the exception of photo #1, a little depressing to consider the age of the cannon fodder... joe