Eric Stahlhut

mark on obverse of ring

this used to be a mint cross, but has suffered a bit of damage to lower arm

which kind of maroon case is it? a private puchase or the ubiquitous style with the gold cross embossed on the lid? any chance of a peek at your case? cheers, eric

...and specimens with the original ribbons intact seem to be the toughest ones to find. anyone have any kind of databank for which ribbons go with which pieces? nice medaille, btw! :cheers:

i like it too! it's kind of a combination of the cross in post #6 and this one

46mm

48mm tall

50mm tall

very, very nice! here are some more bavarian vet and regimental badges. all marked to deschler. 40mm

so anyways, any opinions about the hole drilled into the top arm of the frame?!?

sorry-- i meant to type incused and stamped .800 marked; please forgive me.

catch missing as well

this one has a hole drilled into the top of frame

with the advent of the gold rush in alaska during the turn of the century, seattle was a boom town. years later, seattle focused on airplanes, computers, porn, and beer--among other things! back in the day, there was a large and wealthy population of german immigrants who had strong ties and a lot of pride in the old country. there were many many businesses, restaurants, beer halls, etc. and there was a huge meeting hall for the german veteran community. it was very successful. everything was dismantled by the time ww1 rolled around. here is one of the few remaining reminders of a different time.

here is something cool and rare

just wanted to pop in and make the observation that on these bavarian crosses, both small and large rings should be joined.

and was quite content

i chortled and guffawed

here is how it was listed. i was the only bidder.this was years ago, btw.

this item predates the weimar era, but since i have been posting vet items in this section... 68mm tall

even better: i let my mom do the talking--she knows and is friends with everyone--all i had to do was shrug nonchalantly and go "uhhh, yeah, i guess so".... today was one of those days dedicated to spending quality time with the folks that ended up with me and some more neat stuff.

hiya laurence, it's 'cause the tv system in the u.s. will change over to HDTV in 2009, and i'm not sure i will be able attach a converter to this thing. i sure hope so, though!

best part is yet to come. i have a lead on a captured KM ship's chronometer IN the case. WITH the u.s. military paperwork to accompany it... :rolleyes: