Eric Stahlhut

fabulous photo. funny how lines get skewed, huh?

thank you for sharing, c.

a few more pinbacks. prinzen is without enamel

...japanese rear admiral H. Ijichi sporting some bling...

....swooping over the fairgrounds....

pilot was J.C. Mars

Alaskan Yukon Pacific Exhibition, Seattle 1909

.....heading towards the grounds....

that's the one i was looking for, rick!

super piece...... k.m.s.t. catch, no less! :love:

full size

unmarked, wire catch

flat magnetic deumer. lightweight cross. frames are delicate

sorry for any confusion regarding my remark, chris.

i was referring to the first cross that is the subject of this thread. your cross is fine. :cheers:

crapola.

Hi Eric

Very nice AWS pillowback you have there, I've been searching for one of these myself. Yours is in excellent condition, is that some of the frosting still present on the frame?

The first time I saw one like this I thought it was post war or TR period made. Does anyone know if these pillowback were made after WW1?

Chris

hi chris,

yes the frosting is still intact.

as far as the wartime vs. post-war issue: if you do a search on this particular maker, you will find an example that i have previously posted that has had it's pin system removed and four holes drilled into the core so that the cross could be sewn directly onto a tunic or jacket. some theorize that pilots had this done in order to prevent the award from snagging on protuberances found within the close confines of a cockpit

that unique 'propeller' clasped ek1 that i am using as my avatar also has this incused crown-moon-800 mark. it is also stamped with a 'ges. gesch.' mark on the post

most thin pin versions from this maker seem to have a blunt tip; this example has a sharp tip. pin is cleaner than rest of cross, as it was attached to a piece of ribbon

and another

tag on case lid and a slightly more accurate representation of the case color.

Z

paint on core is 100% and toning to frames is very nice

and the cross. it is in exceptional condition. i added a piece of period noncombatant ribbon that i had in my 'spares' pile