joe campbell

ach laddie!

beautiful allach with ehrenpokal bookends!!!

they'd be nice to look at, too!

joe

rob-

i've always liked the DRK hewers - yours is in very

fine shape!

perhaps a few DRK medals/insignia are next for your display!

very nice!

joe

my vote is for manufacturer's vault.

nice cross!

joe

chris-

great postcard! ( one of the things i love and

can still afford to collect!)

i assume this was a blank that could be

"filled in" by the recipient.

joe

just a brief comment....

these bars are JUST WONDERFUL to gaze upon!!!!

thanks for the visuals AND the descriptions, gentlemen.

joe

Post #101 = VERY nice medal bar for Proviantamts Direktor Rechnugsrat Eduard Benz

2 = W?rttemberg Crown Order (normally indicator of a field grade officer, so = Major or Lt Col)

3 = W?rrtemberg XXV Years Service Cross for King Karl (pre-1892)

5 = W?rttemberg's general Campaign Medal (1866...)

6 = W?rttemberg Jubilee medal 1889

That bar is a jewel.

RRick, your dudeness;

MUCH obliged!

Uwe-

great bar!

joe

mike's nailed it.

still would like dimensions.

thanks,

joe

i think you have some beautiful private purchase

gold wound badges there!

joe

uwe- (or anyone)

can i have an ID on the second, third, fifth, and sixth ribbons?

i'm guessing wurtt origin to some.

much appreciated!

joe

johannes scores again!

one of my first EK purchases many years ago,

and still in my collection as a constant reminder...

joe

with regard to the EK II, the dimensions are more in line with

a 1914 or later EK. the reverse has the fit and finish of a

typical '14 EK, and while the obverse is smoother than most of the

altered EK's i've seen, i still believe it to be altered. it has also been

repainted.

i will defer to SPM regarding the RAO, but it looks beautiful.

joe

frame style would point to

inter-war or EARLY WW 2.

what a fine addition!

joe

friedlander is a relatively common maker of EK's.

nice bar!

joe

Looks like I V I on the EK, Dr. Tom.

nice work.

joe

dr. hamelman would have shat himself to be

quoted in such a fashion...

agree!

eagle's heads are vastly different,

even given the parallax.

joe

Joe,

I'm no Latin scholar, but according to what I can find on the Internet it litterally means, "To Each His Own." But on one site I found it says that in this case it more closely means "To Each According to His Merits."

thank you, mike!

the second seems more in line with

what heraldry is all about.

joe

interesting thread!

what is the translation of "Suum Cuique" ?

my thanks!

joe

maybe the aussie version of sgt. steiner???

is the name of the film just "39th battalion"?

i'd love to see it!

great find,doc!

joe

i agree with darrell-

looks like police decal.

nice gift!!

joe

beautiful EK 1 !

nicely repaired hinge pin.

good things CAN come in small packages!

joe

Hello !

I have a little observation : I think taht the head of dead man had to fall... How can she stay on ?

Greetings !

Jean-Baptiste

it would eventually fall off, but the supporting

ligaments and cartilage has not degraded enough

at this point to break.

give it another few weeks... it will.

joe

very fine example, les.

i have not seen a four-poster such as

yours before (purchased by a bed manufacturer?? )

the most holes i've seen are on the plates which end up

being sewn to the inside of a jacket. they are much smaller in

diameter and number about 20.

this one's a first for me, and quite handsome!

joe

thanks!

great explanation!

joe

magnificent shots, and magnificent examples, micha!

i am much obliged.

the blued example appears to have more of a flat, matte finish,

while the painted version is shinier/glossier.

(the advantage of having what appear to be mint, unissued

examples to compare!)

perhaps there is come technical person who could explain

what the bluing process is ???

thank you micha.

joe