joe campbell

many thanks, rick!

in first class, i also have the meck-schwerin, the oldenburg,

the anhalt, and the braunschweiger. next stop = hesse.

my "dreamer" piece is enamel reuss (Kriegsverdienstkreuz,1915).

any chance anyone has one to post?

any chance anyone has one to sell or trade???????

thanks!

joe

p.s. who is the evil twin???

gentlemen-

after a rather rough start in TR heraldry, i have

become a lover of things imperial.

i must tell you, however, what a pleasure it is to

see these wonderful TR period pieces! they certainly

do have a direct tie to imperial times, both in the

reipient's actions in the great war and in the manufacturing

which has not become overwhelmed by AH's endless

edicts.

thanks for a magnificent display!

joe

michel-

any chance you have the particulars on why he

was awarded the rettungsmedaille?

thanks! nice medal bar!

joe

rick-

this series of pictures is most interesting to me.

i look for these variations in 1914 EK 2's, and

have found ~60 so far.

very nice jpegs, and thanks for posting them.

joe

bob and jacques-

many thanks for the great pix.

these are at times very moving in their

simplicity, and in my estimation add a

great deal of character to something which

is a source of great enjoyment to me anyway.

ditto on the posting parameters, frank.

joe

stogieman-

many thanks for you very fine efforts! the pix

look great..

i am working on finding each of the states'

iron cross equivalents. getting this one - the

wilhelm ernst cross - was a bit of a find!

thanks,

joe

MJ = Max Joseph

PKO = Prussian Kronenorden

what is SE3X??

all very nice, deruelle!

thanks,

joe

uh...

apparently it arrived!

bill and i have made a number of trades

which seem always to be mutually satisfying.

i am the recipient of a pristine 1939 EK 2, 100 marked.

because i freely admit i am a computer chimp, i am hoping

bill might post a picture of it.

i WILL tell you that i can think of very few people i would

rather do business with. herr garvy consistently proves himself

thoughtful, humorous, and generous with his knowledge.

hope you enjoy the EK, bill!

roscoe

i believe it was herr weitze who discovered these in russia

some time after the Berlin wall came down. i've seen them

at $700 + on occasion....

joe

peter-

nice pictures!

sorry i couldn't help.

the square button case is the same style of

case that the "russian horde" crosses came in.

apparently they are not unique to the "26" cross

of BH Mayer.

love the K&Q's!!

joe

are you referring to the 1939 issue with PK and LDO numbers??

thanks,

joe

i recently obtained 4 TR era 1914's.

1 pinback which is allegedly an L/11

and three screwbacks

an L/12

an L/16

and

an L 54.

none particularly mimic the schinkel shape.

perhaps the schinkel shape seen in early '39's

is also borne out in the early TR era '14's....

soon as i can get comfy with getting pictures up,

you'll see 'em.

very nice photos!

joe