joe campbell

beautiful cross in a beautiful jewelers' case, eric!

these reflect the times when pride, craftsmanship,

and good ole' capitalism resulted in some real gems!!!

joe

can you imagine the suffering she saw....

great picture, Naxos, and thanks for the translation.

joe

i'd love to be able to catalogue the ever-growing

number of stamps such as these in unusual locations....

i remember seeing my first square box stamp and not being able

to get much of an answer as to its' source...

joe

i would keep this even with an upgrade so that you

could display both front and back and the MM.

i actually LIKE the character of this one a great deal!!

joe

DDD777-

very well done summary of this award.

it is the only TR award that comes close

to matching my interest in the EK, and one of

the few that conjures up the "breast star"

style of heraldry from earlier eras.

joe

there are MANY different LV marked variations in terms

of numbers accompanting the LV stamp. don't have my list with me...

LV is a relatively rare MM.

joe

there IS a God!!

at least a collectibles god....

what good fortune to find these photos!

a very nice konvolut.

here's hoping you find more!

joe

i think it's the Oldenburg 1st class.

great photographs, gentlemen!!

thanks.

the journal entry method and the writing style

make this most interesting to read!

thank you, barry!

joe

my absolute favorite pistol, closely edging out the 1911 .45.

both are FUN to shoot, and look like they're related.

nice piece you have, along with the 2 P-38's!

joe

Gentlemen,

I just registered here at GMIC and will start posting soon.

Best regards

Marcello La Speranza

we're looking forward to your participation!

great to have you here.

joe

crosses with silver marks were generally private purchase items.

percent silver include 800, 835, 850, 900, 935; there may be more.

hope this helps.

joe

am i allowed to say (expletive deleted) on this site????

i'll NEVER understand the motivation behind such ruination.... :violent:

quite a tour, gordon!!

thanks for the inside look.

joe

phenomenal effort on your part, colin!

and very interesting information.

i'll read as long as you write!

joe

postcard or photo from post#1 of von hindenburg.

joe

kevin is correct, and this area provides for many

beautiful and inexpensive pieces.

i'd love to see that postcard enlarged.

thanks,

joe

what a treasure trove!

must have been quite an affair!

joe

Then there is definitely no possibility of this being a virgins cross..... ;-)

But there must be a better english expression for this... it was afterall not meant to be "Virgins"

Tom Young had a superd one of these a few years ago....

fur frauen und jungfrauen

"women and young ladies" more or less.

as a space filler....

all's well until "garantiert original".

glad to see the bids are so low.

joe

Joe,

I think as a trooper I'd be pretty happy there. I see duckboards and what look like the entrancres to big bunkers--dry feet and cover--always good

Paul

paul-

no doubt the creature comforts were better!

still, just too grand a scale for me....

joe

most trench photos evoke boredom or terror or

misery or carnage....

these evoke dispassionate, methodical planning and

reemphasize to me the grand scale of the lack of

thought for the lowest common denominator - the trooper.

eerie.

joe

Dali is not the author of the second "portrait". It comes from a small magazine called "A la Ba?onnette!...", published in 1915-1919.

Cheers.

Ch.

that was tongue in cheek....

i think he was spanish.

just commenting on the bizarre nature

of the work, especially for a martial piece!

nice to know where it comes from - thanks!

joe

thanks for the extra shots!

joe

(great grandson of Peter Twatt, Stronsay, Orkney)