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Gentlemen, If someone has the award number for the Crown Order commander's cross (second class), without swords, large crown type, I would appreciate the information. I just picked up one of these, and was wondering about the comparative rarity of this item.

Gentlemen, I have a dumb question. If a member of a Schuetzen-Rgt. was awarded the Nahkampfspange in Bronze, would he qualify for the Infantry or General Assault Badge?

Congratulations, Timo, that is a really nice spange.

Komtur, the other items can be found at emedals.ca. Go to the German States section, I believe it is on page five.

Hey, I don't have anything like that hanging from my lamp.....this is an underappreciated award. I was fortunate to acquire one on a mounted group at a DNW auction last year.

Wow, that is an absolutely stunning Kettchen, congratulations. This von Vollard must be related to the Pour le Merite group general offered over at emedals.

Thanks for the replies, the fog is lifting from my eyes.

The photo is period, I have an identical one of Trautloft.

Mecklenburg-Schwerin Friedrich-Franz Kreuz 2. Klasse. Seems that this example has a strange finish, as they are usually gold colored.

Gentlemen, I recently picked up a decidedly ragged little bar with six clasps on the 1871 KDM. One is for Spichern. I've also seen this clasp spelled Spicheren. Which is the more common example? I do know that this battle was also called by a third name, Speichern, just to confuse things further. Any thoughts on this appreciated.

Gentlemen, I have the opportunity of acquiring a full set of the standard work "Die Ritterkreuztraeger der Wehrmacht 1939-45". If anyone can help with a fair market value for the set, I would appreciate it.

Nothing "plain" about that couple, I love these multi-Gefechtsspangen bars, and the mini is really excellent. The 1870 EK 2 was not given out like in the next war, and was a highly-regarded decoration, not given for "just being there", regardless of how many battles one was involved in.

That's a nice old bar with lots of character, and the Dueppel cross is not that common.

Very nice, fresh looking spange. Is the REO marked?

Hi Rick, Sorry, I wasn't very clear, it's the unofficial Prussian Veteran's Cross.

Gentlemen, I recently picked up a document for the Prussian War Cross, dated 1920, and awarded to a Leutnant d.R. B. Faber. His units are Feld-Art. Rgt. 43 and Res. F.A. Rgt. 21. Any info on this officer would be very welcome.

Really great, I'm a big fan of the orders of Koenigreich Sachsen.

I guess my guy was more Prussian than Saxon, he's put the EK first. Which reminds me of a funny story. My dad's best friend was a Kompanie-Chef in a Sturmgeschuetzabteilung, and was from Saxony. I suggested that he wasn't a real Prussian, which he took as a real insult, especially since his father had been a Hauptmann in 1. Garde-Rgt.-zu-Fuss and personal adjutant of Prinz Eitel-Friedrich von Preussen. After that I knew never to question his "Prussianness"!

Very nice bar, Claudius, I have it's twin, with the addition of the Hindenburg cross.

Very nice items, often underappreciated. I like the second one with the "Victory or Death" slogan.

Hideous and crude, but not without charm.

Thanks for this comparison, this is very useful information.

Finding an unnamed one of these is tough enough, so this really is an outstanding set, congratulations.

Kevin, the measurements of my silver example coincide exactly with yours.

Student, yours is interesting in that it is from the same maker as mine, but the wreath device on yours is bigger, or the ribbon is narrower.