Alan

To right Andreas, certainly not cheap, but I have seen them for a lot more.

Thanks Dan, The Battle of Neuve Chapelle perhaps? I would love to find out more about Heinrich Kempf and what he did.

Hi Guys, Trying to find some information on this man "Kempf" Does anyone have access to any award rolls for the Karl Friedrich Militär-Verdienst-Medaille. Could this be a winner http://www.vintageaviation.net/kempf1.htm I am looking at purchasing this award so any opinions would be welcome,

I have a question... I can't seem to find mention or even a pic of a 15 year DA for Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach. Does it exist at all? Does anyone have one to show? Can anyone help me fill the gap?

I have just realised I have posted in the wrong thread. My apologises, moderators please remove. I have reposted in the Helmet Headgear forum

Hi Guys, As my collection continues to grow with all things Imperial I would like to verify that I have got these kokardes right. I think this is how it goes..... 1st Row Anhalt maybe Sachsen-Altenburg Baden Bayern 2nd Row Hessen Oldenburg Mecklenburg-Schwerin 3rd Row Schaumburg Lippe Sachsen Reuß and Waldeck and lastly a Deutsches Reich kokarde

Hi Guys, As my collection continues to grow with all things Imperial I would like to verify that I have got these kokardes right. I think this is how it goes..... 1st Row Anhalt maybe Sachsen-Altenburg Baden Bayern 2nd Row Hessen Oldenburg Mecklenburg-Schwerin 3rd Row Schaumburg Lippe Sachsen Reuß and Waldeck and lastly a Deutsches Reich kokarde

Thanks Rick, I finally found a nice bronze SMK but wouldn't you know it lost in transit. Hopefully it will turn up. Also a big thanks for all your work ( and the gnomes ) I've been following the ribbonbar threads for the last wee while and its great to see so many names being attributed.

Thanks for the extra info Rick,

Hi Guys, Would like some opinions on this 15 Jahre Dienstauszeichnung. One set of references I have state the dimensions at 43mm x 44mm @ 10.4g the other at 39mm x 39mm @ 11.6g both made from Tombak. The seller has added some dimensions to the picture I was sent, but he did not have a set of scales for weight. I would love to be able to fill a hole in the collection if possible so any help would be great.

I think so Chris, the studio pics seem to have the best detail.

What I would like to do is include an image of each state monarch with their state awards. Originally I would have liked to have used period postcards, but I have found these are a little to large and take up a bit to much valuable space. So I thought I would look for some pics on the net and reduce their size. After looking at the images available on the net, I have found that they are generally of a low quality. Because I need images of a much higher resolution so to alter the image size without losing to much detail, I was hoping that fellow members might be kind enough to send me some high resolution scans from original postcards they may have. I am looking for these monarchs in military uniform preferably during the 1914 - 18 period. Wilhelm II, Kaiser and King of Prussia Ludwig II, King of Bavaria Friedrich August III, King of Saxony Wilhelm II, King of Württemberg Friedrich II Duke of Anhalt Friedrich II, Grand Duke of Baden Ernst August, Duke of Braunschweig Ernst Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt William, Prince of Hohenzollern Leopold IV of Lippe Detmold Friedrich Franz IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin Friedrich Franz IV, Regent of Mecklenburg Strelitz Friedrich August II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg Heinrich XXVII, Prince of Reuß Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Carl Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Wilhem Ernst, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar Eisenach Adolf II, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe Günther Victor, Prince of Schwarzburg Friedrich I, Prince Waldeck & Pyrmont If you would like to help with this wee project please let me know.

Hello everyone, Recently I had some display cabinets made... I am now at the stage of playing around with ideas on how to display the many state awards I have acquired over the past few years.

A big thank you to you all, this is a great result. Now to find a picture of Dr Prehn...

Thank you Christophe and Dan,

This is a good point, and one that makes the bar that more interesting for me.Thankyou

Hi Guys, Any chance of idenifying the owner of this nice Saxon bar?

Thanks for the help Andreas, very interesting. The GH MVO4X (pictured earlier) weighs 27.99g This JL weighs 22.60g

Hey Andreas, So a third class would be made of actual gold not in silver gilt? And why would there be a seperation from the frame in a third class but not in a fourth class?

Here you go Andreas,

Hello Andreas I have to agree not the best workmanship compared to the likes of Jacob leser and Gebrüder Hemmerle. Thr poorer quality manufacture and the type of the lion made me think Weiss. Who where the makers who produced "with crown"? Are the MVK1XmKr usually found with mm?

Hello Guys, I am looking at purchasing this MVK 1st class with crown and swords. The MVK is not marked but It looks like a Weiss & Co manufacure to me, Would this be correct? Would these crosses be typically marked being at the high end of the scale? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

BVO 3.Kl mX Ring mm 900, Swords unmarked, mm JL 950 Jacob Leser

MVO 4. Kl mKuX Swords mm WCo 900, mm WCo 950 Weiss & Co

MVO 4.Kl mKuX Ring mm 900, Swords mm GH900, mm GH950 6 o'clock arm Gebrüder Hemmerle. Question: With some of these MVOs being marked in the 6 oclock position is this an earlier or later production?