Eric Stahlhut

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it's a heavy 64mm bronze disc with a leather knot in center. looks nautical-is it a weight to hold down charts? what does it say, and how old is it? any info greatly appreciated.

saxe-weimar-eisenach veteran's merit cross 1909-1918

p.s. sorry scott, i am not up to speed on current market values- perhaps someone else will provide info

well, well, well!

this is great news :cheers:

hello, enzo

thank you very much for the info!

it was explained to me by the previous owner that this example was not an official piece and was thus priced very reasonably. he was of the opinion that it dates from the 20s or 30s.

moth eaten

needs a bit of care

'S'

What the heck is going on in #9?

cleaning off the pillow for a special visitor?

thank you, mr. secretariat

as always, you are perched on the very tippy-top of the pile o'gnomes :beer:

ribbon is complete and has 'yellowed' with age. pic makes it appear much newer

i finally stumbled across the 2nd class i mentioned. it has four marks on the ring. any assistance is greatly appreciated

here's the interesting part.

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That's an interesting piece. I think it was popular for women to convert their husband's decorations after the war like this. I have an Iron Halfmoon which is similar.

hiya VtV,

any chance of an image of your TWM?

yet here is an image from my waldorf-astoria 'orden' cigarette card album. perhaps the earlier (1900+) version without swords had only two rings? or the third ring could quite possibly be due to a jeweler's whim. p.s. or for use on a medal bar?

here is an image (courtesy of diggerhistory) that explains my ring reasoning

i believe there should be a third (larger) ring above the oval. it hangs paralell to the ring which is affixed to the cross.

Eric, that is actually an "I", not an "F".

thank you, i realized my error shortly after posting but decided not to edit out my ignorance.

gives more room for discussion!

so, given the absence of this name either on the rangliste or on the casualty list, the legitimacy of this cross may be fairly grim, right?

i agree Hardy and it's a poignant reminder of what this award ultimately signifies. it's just hard for me to think about it sometimes when i look at my collection. rather morbid, but part of the entire picture

Damage definitely came from behind... I sure hope that it did not come off it's owner like that!

me too