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Furthermore, Kuenker offered for sale a lot of Carola Medals...

1st type (1892-1915) :

Bronze

Silver :

On bow ribon :

2nd type (1915-1918) :

bronze with clasp 1914-16 for men :

bronze with clasp 1914-16 for women :

And silver grade, on bow ribon, with clasp 1914-16 for women :

Clasp created May 22th 1916.

Looking very similar to the british clasps on crimea medals...

30 minutes ago, filfoster said:

I believe the Red Eagle 4th is in 3rd place; the 2nd place medal looks too dark.  My guess is, for now, it's the 1934 Hiindenburg Cross worn as a war decoration, as it's the only medal with swords in that shape. And, during the Weimar period, until '35, pretty much anything goes as far as ordering. 

 

Mmmmm... It seems being mounted on black / white ribbon... No ?

Hi !

I have already see some case for this medal on several auction or to sell, but never possess one...

this one is stamped C.E. Kunath / Dresden (woeschler orden) :

This is a box as presented above, but for silver grade (I don't remember where the picture come from... Maybe Kuenker's auction...) :

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2 : seems be RAO 4 with X ?

6 : yes, china medal I think too ...

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Hi !

My two little bavarian bars...

Very modest but I like the Konig Ludwig bar 😘

Hello !

Here are mine !

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And this red cross medal, with case

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On 23/11/2023 at 17:57, VtwinVince said:

I have a cased example Rick, will dig it out for scrutiny. I've been looking at that example on fleabay and some things I like, some I don't.

Is it possible to see it ?

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7 hours ago, Stogieman said:

Opinions on this one please 

Looks good for me.

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here are mine

bronze (after februar 1915)

Silver (before februar 1915)

On 05/11/2023 at 19:10, Deruelle said:

Hello everybody

 

After years of research, I was finally able to acquire the Reuß Cross of Honor 3rd Class with swords and crown. A rare piece, and in excellent condition.

 

Christophe

Magnifique !!!

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Fantastix 😍🤩🥰

3 hours ago, augustin1813 said:

A gold cross, 1807.

 

Woow !!!

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11 hours ago, Soderbaum said:

Hi

 

Also the date for establish nr 4 Flieger Erinnerungsabzeichen is wrong. To my knowledge the first were awarded very late 1915.

 

Gunnar

Nimmergut says 27/1/1914 🤔

11 hours ago, Soderbaum said:

 

I also have doubts about the date for establish nr 8 Fliegerschützabzeichen. To me the first were awarded late April 1918, so mid April 1918 fits better 

 

Gunnar

And 27/1/2918 for nr 8...

2 hours ago, Soderbaum said:

Hi

 

Also the date for establish nr 4 Flieger Erinnerungsabzeichen is wrong. To my knowledge the first were awarded very late 1915.

 

I also have doubts about the date for establish nr 8 Fliegerschützabzeichen. To me the first were awarded late April 1918, so mid April 1918 fits better 

 

Gunnar

Maybe i'm wrong, i have wrote this message very quivkly.  I will verify...

2 hours ago, jaba1914 said:

 

This was never introduced.

 

KR
Alex

 Yes, i haf some doubt about it...

Thanks you for the linkd, I will look it tomorrow !

Hi !

I'm still searching number of awards of pilot and air badges during WW1...

Can someone help me ?

1) Abzeichen fur Militar-Flugzeugfuhrer (created 27/01/1913)

2) Abzeichen fur Marine-Flugzeugfuhrer von Seeflugzeugen (created 31/5/1913)

3) Abzeichen fur Beobachtungsoffiziere aus Flugzeugen (27/01/1914)

4) Flieger-Erinnerungsabzeichen (27/01/1914)

5) Abzeichen fur Marine-Flugzeugfuhrer von Landflugseugen (created 23/2/1915)

6) Abzeichen fur Beobachter auf Manrineflugzeugen (created 28/5/1915)

7) Erinnerungabzeichen fur Marine-Flugzeugfuhrer und Beobachter (created 26/10/1916)

8))Abzeichen fur Fliegerschutzen (created 27/01/1918)

9) Abzeichen fur Marine-Fliegerschutzen (created 27/01/1918)

Thank you for your help !

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Hi !

A friend of mine give me this picture to search what can be searcheable on it...

Location : Monchecourt Station (not yet existing), in north of France, near Douai... 25 km from the first lines... Taken by german troops in 09/1914, released in 09/1918... That's all I can say at the moment...

What can we deduce from this picture ???

Thank you for helping !

Greetings !

On 09/09/2023 at 16:51, Elmar Lang said:

The golden medal of Kaiser Karl is not  for "Merit" but for "Valour".

That's correct, I was wrong

On 09/09/2023 at 16:51, Elmar Lang said:

 Is there any mark struck to the rim?

"BRONZE" stamped on the rim, near the ring.

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Here are some example of knight cross found on the web :

- A model by Roesner, (R mark), 56,9 x 38,9 mm, 20 g. :

- A model by Scharffenberg, (S mark), 54,4 x 38,4 mm, 22 g. :

My own cross is a supposed Scharffenberg made, 54,1 x 38,6 mm, 24,4g...

1 hour ago, Stogieman said:

Does anyone have access to Nimmergut? I’d like to check dimensions 

In tome III, Nimmergut show 2 examples :

- 1 in silver gilt made by Scharffenberg, 53 x 37,5 mm, 21,8 g (crown 16 x 21 mm)

- 1 in silver gilt too, G.H. Osang made, 57 x 37,5 mm, 23,84 g (crown 17 x 22 mm)

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Then, a post WWI (post WWII even ?) in bronze gilt  Maria Therisia order knight cross, with mini...

An original one is definitively too hight cost...

A finally, a nice order of Malta, COmmander cross (ca 1930) :

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Hi gentlemens !

Let showing my latest acquisitions since some years...

First, a grouping ou red cross insigna :

Silver bravery medal, Karl and FJ :

Then a gold merit medal, emperor Karl, with the K clasp for officer :

Let's have some close up :

That's a nice group of Bravery medals now  !

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Long time ago, I have also found this Women's merit cross of the Lippe Bertha order (Lippe Bertha Orden, Frauenverdienstkreuz).

A quite rare insignia, with only 15 awarded during 1910-1918...

8 hours ago, VtwinVince said:

You're right, neither are textbook examples. The Erinnerungsabzeichen looks like an unmarked Juncker piece, but the reverse hardware is a little unusual. The attachment of the pin block in the crown well is unusual, normally these are soldered directly onto the reverse, whereas this one has a slight back plate. Also, the pin and catch seem to be made of a base metal. The pilot badge could be an interwar item, although I've never seen one like that either, but there were numerous variants that made the rounds.

You're wright, I think (but not sure, it was along time ago) that the pilot badge was described as a post WW1 made.

I don't remember for the second one...

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First he was in Prussia army (Dienstauszeichnung II. Klasse, 12 years, not in the reserve).

Then after in saxon army (Landwehr-Dienstauszeichnung II. Klasse, in the reserve...)

So Prussia -> saxony

No ?