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Jaybo last won the day on February 17 2012
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Michigan, USA
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General military history, First Empire, 18th century wars, the Great War, medals and decorations, figure painting, 'battlefield crawling'.....
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Hello,
Did you ever complete the book on the Brunswick troops at Waterloo?
Danke,
Jay
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I'm happy to see that someone else appreciates de Vigny's rather somber memoir.
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This problem has been around for a long time, alas.
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Leave it to JapanX to come through with the correct info for this thread. Now if he can only find me an inexpensive, silver,good quality, copy/fake of an 1807 Saint George Cross!
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Thanks for the Alsatian restaurant suggestion. It sounds like great way to spend a day.
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Thank you very much.
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Hello, I have only been to Paris once (2003) and did see the Musee de l'Armee but not the Palais de Legion d'honneur (which I still must do). I was wondering what other military related sites are' must sees'. Also, can anyone point out what militaria dealers in Paris are also to be visited? I'm especially interested in medals and 18th-19th century militaria. Are the 2 large flea markets worth searching for such militaria? Merci! Jay
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1813 EK 2: authentic or a 'shaver' (fake)???
Jaybo replied to Jaybo's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
The above photo is apparently a known authentic 1813. Any other opinions out there? -
That was very interesting. It reminded me of Captain Minard's famous graph on the Russian Campaign of 1812. Thanks for posting.
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1813 EK 2: authentic or a 'shaver' (fake)???
Jaybo replied to Jaybo's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
The leaves, the crown and the bottom stem are details I have been told in the past to be aware of in identifying authentic 1813 EKs from the fakes. But how so exactly? These seem to be somewhat 'trade secrets' on this site. Maybe properly in order to keep the fakers ignorant. I get that. The one detail that I have gleaned (correctly so???) is that the real 1813s have more of a straight bottom stem. Thanks for your input Vince. -
1813 EK 2: authentic or a 'shaver' (fake)???
Jaybo replied to Jaybo's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
Thanks for weighing in. Can you be more specific so I can understand the pitfalls of the 1813? -
1813 EK 2: authentic or a 'shaver' (fake)???
Jaybo replied to Jaybo's topic in Germany: All Eras: The Iron Cross
Let's try this again with some resized SLR photos: another one: another... last one: