Eric Stahlhut

there are also images where one can see these packets scattered all over the ground during the award event. i've wondered what the protocol was and how they decided to disburse them. was it merely dependent on the day's schedule or how far behind they were on time? or was it dictated by quantity of awardess or even after a particularly important victory?

my opinion is that this is a fairly early piece of 'kitsch'. as chris alludes, this type of item came in all sorts of permutations, but were eventually frowned upon once old adolf started to gain real power. one only has to glance at the photo. he looks relatively young and is wearing an earlier uniform.

and i'm sure women can appreciate my comment just as much as men. menopause is a fact of life. if you can't laugh at life, then you are doomed.

anyways, if you have been following this seller's comments and updates on her auction, it's fairly evident that her mood was set by the initial notifications she received from concerned parties. something along the lines of, "leave me alone, you bossy and overbearing men..."

p.s. my comment was not meant as an insult. i'm merely stating a possibility.

menopause

i used to have one of these when i was a teenager. picked it up at a flea market and it worked great!! i wonder if it's still around somewhere..

it's an authentic piece; my opinion is that it was improperly cleaned at some point (probably a very long time ago), and as a result the thin finish was removed. i have a very similar example in which the plating is 80% gone...but i think the plating on mine just wore off or faded out over time

Yes. A number of these were awarded to Germans; and some have

been seen here on The Forum.

oh, i know... i merely presumed that they were all produced in chile. interesting!

is that a chilean order of merit mixed in there on post #8?!

did the guy in back step back out of formation so he could get a pic with the beautiful woman? who are they?

nice silver frame

here it is

it's a piece of costume jewelry

mike, that was me. i decided to get it in order to round out my blued-core selection. i already have 800, 930, 935, and 'silber' versions, and the mark on this one was very nicely done. hinge looks kinda wonky, tho

i was pleasantly surprised by the condition of the core on this one. pretty minty! a really really nice example..i'll post pics this weekend

hi dale,

the first thing to point out is that this is an austrian award, not a german weimar or freikorps badge. these badges have been heavily reproduced. do you have images of the reverse? many were issued with a clip fastening device

gilles,

i presumed you were joking, but wasn't quite sure.

thank you for the speculation!

kind regards, e

especially when times started to get tough! ;)

because the iron cross awards transcended all social barriers and class levels of germany's society. everyone could win one regardless of social standing.

mike, that was me. i decided to get it in order to round out my blued-core selection. i already have 800, 930, 935, and 'silber' versions, and the mark on this one was very nicely done. hinge looks kinda wonky, tho

all very nice items! what's the reverse of the ek1 look like?

i was looking at the auction last night. many fine items. one would need to have a very large wallet...

and i agree about the catalogue; i was thinking the same: very nicely done!

and scrambled eggs!

i liken this discussion to others which have had to do with whether or not an engraving on an award is contemporary or not. sometimes you just can't tell. i for one hope this medal bar is good.

hi gilles,

i did not bid on this. the lion is incorrect for a von epp item. all i can read, is depose.... maybe from saarbrucken? i don't know

yep! too bad it's not hallmarked--i'd love to find out more about it. as i mentioned before, i've never come across something like this in all the years

four variants so far...and then there are two types of miniatures that i know of. one style replicates the full-sized version, and the other type merely shows the head of the soldier on the center disc.