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I agree - soft details and overall poor craftsmanship in my opinion.

Nice group of crosses Master Bo! :cheers:

Wow - great stuff Harrier. Consider starting a new thread on your SCW-related collection - I'd like to see more and detailed photos of all of it!

WOW - amazing crosses gentlemen. Badge-wise, I suppose it all comes down to what you are comfortable with. The Forman's/Hardin's/Wolfe's of the collecting world can afford to be bold with their collections, and statements regarding them. They could sell original nazi ice cubes to loyal followers based on their names/reputations alone. On the other hand, a small-time, bargain hunting collector like me wants only non-controversial items that won't be difficult to liquidate by my family after I've passed on to the great SOS show in the sky.... :P

Thanks.

This '4' marked beauty can be yours for only $15,000 (plus commission, shipping, handling, insurance, etc.) from Manions... In the lower photo above, would the second officer from the left be Gunther Lutzow?

Another interesting thing about Juncker Spanish Crosses is the use of the 'CEJ' mark, which stopped being used on their aircrew badges by 1937. One would expect to see the later 'CE Juncker Berlin SW' mark on Juncker badges manufactured in late '38/early '39. I know EMedals and DN have a close working relationship, but I've seen more than one suspect item on the Emedals site, which gives me pause on anything I see there.

Nice crosses Isonzo! Jacques, Harrier, What is your opinion about the droop-tail eagles on the case top for the next-of-kin medal?

Looks to me like a bordered LW driver's rate on his lower sleeve.

Very nice selection of tunics! :cheers:

Harrier, Thank you for the extra photos of the diamonds and background info... :cheers:

I'll echo what Harrier said about Jacques work with the Spanish Cross and as moderator of this forum - I have learned much from him. I do wish some of the old 'regulars' would participate more often. Nice crosses Harrier. I'd love to see some close-ups of your diamonds - do you have some history on that piece?

Looks like the ribbon third from left might be the German Social Welfare medal.

What, no diamonds gentlemen? Ha! - a stunning collection of crosses for sure I only have one - an '835'. I aim to get a nice gold and bronze w/swords to keep it company...someday.

I was told that Sedlatzek was a distributor of other badge maker's wares, and did not make badges themselves (but marked them with their own Berlin 68 mark). Is this correct?

Hardy, the web links you posted show two distinctly different strikes of the Spanish MMI. The one posted by Chuck Stuben, and shown in your first web link has the woman on the front wearing the distinctive 1933-36 crown, and holding a sword. The other MMIs posted in this thread, and shown on your second link, show the woman uncrowned with a shield instead of a sword. My gut feeling is Chuck's medal preceeded those awarded by the Franco government following the end of the Spanish Civil War - but I could be wrong. Jacques, Panzerpioneer, your thoughts?

Nice looking visor Paul - congrats!

Do you have a name with your photo? I have a pilot certificate to a Gefreiten Karl Klein dated 17 Sep 36...

Just curious where the photos went that Erich S openened this thread with?

Just about every variant can be found on period medal bars, which is why I stopped looking - in detail anyway. Still a good looking award (IMO) with great symbolism. I just realized how the four golden swords within the golden wreath favors the Spanish Cruz Laureada de San Fernando, one of the highest awards for bravery (probably just a curious coincidence).

Nice find in beautiful condition.

If only there were such lists for the NCOs... :(

Just curious: on the badges that opened this thread, are those small loops or hooks above the pin?

Unfortunately, the person I received the items from could only tell me he got them from an old collection many years ago. He said the items could all be related to the same person, but he could not guarantee it. The set came with a brass LC souvenir plate from 2.K/88, so there's a chance the original owner was in that unit. I'd love to find out for certain. The MMI is marked 'Ega?a' on the lower left of the front and back. When I received the medal bar, the MMI had some old, crusty polishing compound in the recesses (that I carefully removed), so some of the finer details may have fallen victim to repeated polishings.

I never thought I'd be able to contribute an item of my collection to this thread, but sometimes you just get lucky. Anyone have a period photo of a LC vet wearing this combination of ribbons on his uniform? Also, can someone tell me how to get a copy of the list of German recipients of the Medalla Militar Individual (MMI)? In the Osprey publication "The Condor Legion", author Carlos Jurado says 64 MMIs were awarded to LC personnel as follows: - 31 to K/88 - 14 to J/88 - 10 to A/88 - 1 to AS/88 - 1 to F/88 (to longest serving commander, Hermann Lichtemberger) - 1 to S/88 (to last Chief of Staff, Hans Seidemann) - 2 to Army contingent instructors - 1 to each LC Commander (Sperrle, Volkmann, Richtofen) Jurado also claims only 15 winners of the SCiG w/diamonds were awarded the MMI. He made a couple errors in other places in the book, so I'm not sure how accurate the above information is...