joe campbell

reverse.

enjoy!

or pillage...

joe

i'm hoping this will fill the bill for you, rick!

see next....

no takers?

so what happened in 1875 that might merit

a 25 year commemorative stickpin that

honors Wilhelm?

here's hoping one of you has a thought or two.

joe

fascinating!

late awards... certainly better than never.

my uncle david was awarded the silver star in

1995. a pilot in the ploesti raid, this was for action in

Italy. i'm not sure why it took so long, but the

expression on his face in the local paper of his

receiving it speaks volumes!!

i'm glad she was able to receive hers as well.

joe

very nice, rick!

do these qualify as each respective city's

version of the EK 2?

thanks!

joe

MM variation 3's 61-66 in my

1914 EK 2 collection:

61) 3 on obverse ring (OR)

62) LW onOR, dot-in-a-box on eye

63) Z on OR

64) G on OR, 800 on reverse ring (RR)

65) T on eye

66) incuse Fr on OR, D on eye

hope this is not too confusing.

one of these days i'll get the first 60 typed up.

joe

i managed to find two of the band packets in 6 months time,

and both from sellers who had NO IDEA what they were selling.

a very interesting adaptation to the "store the medal, wear the ribbon"

phenomenon....

joe

for evaluating the piece itself, no ribbon. it's almost a distraction.

for displaying - where it will spend the majority of it's life while

in my custody - on a ribbon.

bill's point is well taken. there are just too many oppurtunities

where this piece of ribbon and that piece of ribbon get "crossed".

joe

say AMEN, somebody!

great assessment of the Turkish war service cross, rick.

joe

i would favor adding silver stamps as well, micha.

800

900

925

935

950,

and there may be more,

plus lots of different positions

for them.

joe

reverse.

roscoe.

that one was for herr bill.

did you all know he HATES the white sox?????

and now we can characterize them as

"innies" or "outies"!!

these are nice, too!!

yep, dave , they are tempting!

i'm partial to the K and Q in 1939

and like the Godet of 1914.

but really, aren't they ALL nice!

joe

i agree, glenn, and that's saying something when

the majority are 98-99%+ condition. this one is

creme de la creme!

i LOVE the moniker "russian horde"!

beautiful cross, jan arne!

joe

incorrigible...

all of you.....

i'm beginning to believe this good/evil twin

charade is really the tip of the iceberg.

good/evil..... maybe.

twins.... NO!

i think it is more like a secret society of CLONES!!!!

the north sea. TOO funny!

thanks anyway!

joe

i missed this thread while at the MAX....

very interesting to see these pieces

side by side, and to consider their

"origins"....

thanks for the pictures. i'd love to see

any more 'TR era 1914's.

joe

reverse.

it is very nicely made and the metal seems

to be a very tarnished, high silver content.

thanks for any thoughts.

joe

got this stickpin included within a cased 1914 EK 2.

any help with its significance would be much appreciated!

thanks,

joe

reverse

this may not even be the appropriate country/era

for this, but

what is it?

a cap device of some sort.

any help appreciated!

joe

bob-

i have several crosses marked

crown/moon/800.

i don't think there is the "stigma"

attached to them as there has been

with the aviation badges.

joe

what i don't care for is the metal itself

and the hinge.

are there other things i should be looking at??

joe

Imperial or TR?? oh, heck... i'll be there at weitze's site momentarily.

i would imagine that these get snapped up quickly, bet

JEEZ!!!! 1200 euro????

joe

there also was a limited issue of noncombatant awards with

black/white/black/white/black ribbons to noncombatants,

medical, close to front line service, with an appropriate

document.

see nimmergut.

i'll try to find the specific page, but it's in

the prussian section (...duh...).

very unusual presentation.

joe

wonderful!

spectacular!

this is one i haven't even seen in pictures,

but have heard of.

very nice addition to a great collection, micha.

joe