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...and in any case the second part of those military recipients listed in the 1914 orders roll:

I do appreciate your help very much. I do have the list of recipients from 1914, but had no luck matching them myself. Maybe he was not listed in even that list anymore. Thanks again Andreas

It is interesting that the Saxons allowed their honored citizens to wear multilpe knights badges at once.

Can we get some better pictures? Some real closeups?

...and another one: Bertsch

I almost hate to ask this question on my recent trade...yes some of you have seen the bar before and I admit that it took me some time to commit to this one. But it fits into me Hessen and Red Eagle 3rd class collection... "Just in from Ger..." will say Great Britain You guys are so much faster in identifying....

Thanks for the kind words. For all those that are not a member of OMSA yet....apply online at: OMSA

For those that are not members with OMSA yet, here some additional information and statistic on the Albert Order with Swords on Ring as just published last month in JOMSA, the journal of the Orders and Medals Society of America: Albert Order with Swords on Ring

Zimmermann: as usual hard to read...

I believ it should be said, too, that despite the fact that pieces are selling in auction for very high $ amounts, the payment of those pieces can drag on for month and years after the auction. Some pieces were sold last year and are pooping up at last auction due to some fine new customers not paying for them. So yes, high, but what does really sell in the end? I had something in one of those auctions and had to wait for almost a year for payment. Maybe the German auction houses should do a better job in screeing their clients, but then there is greed....

But did you see the chip on the lower cross arm. Right there on the front? Still a very nice bar, but this best piece being damaged....

Well, I just received the group pictured below and would like to ask for some help identifying the man who did wear it: Lt. Col. W. E. Manhard DSO 5th FLD. CO. C. E. (engraved on the rim of the Colonial Auxiliary foce Long Service medal) All medals are engraved except the DSO itdelf. I was wondering if somebody has something on his bio and reasons for all those medals being awarded to him? Any help is greatly appreciated. Andreas

I believe somebody asked about a double award for the same medal on a combatant and Non-combatant ribbon. no explanation was found. Now it is on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Document-Group-Franco-...1QQcmdZViewItem The same person gets in 1871 the Steel Commemorative Medal on the combatent ribbon, then in 1872 the same medal on the non-combatant ribbon !!! Urkunde f?r den Seconde-Lieutenant Paul Hennige zur Kriegsdenkm?nze von STAHL am COMBATTANTEN-Bande, vom 1.November 1871 Urkunde f?r den Rittergutsbesitzer Paul Hennige zur Kriegsdenkm?nze von STAHL am NICHT-COMBATTANTEN-Bande, vom 18.August 1872

Nothing on this topic? Any help?

This one may not need to be updated, but since we are at it....

Actually now we know why, the photo was taken on May 15, 1907, hence shortly before he could get his hands on the South West Africa medal - founded 1907 as well.

It is indeed true. I just got another Email with the wedding date being: May 15, 2007 !!!!! The picture of the 2 ribbon bar is from the wedding already pictured above: He also added the following info: "The regimental history from 1904 lists him as one of 40 volunteers. It also says:" wounded was Unteroffizier Koslowsky at Gross-Nabas receiving soots into his right arm and his left shoulder." It also says:"The following received the Militaerehrenzeichen2nd class...Unteroffiziere Koslowsky, ..."" This is quite amazing. It seems to be the very first picture of somebody wearing the Africa bar !!!!!

Gentlemen, I was asked for help, but was not quite up to the task. I was given a name and several photographs with the question what Adolf Koslowsky is wearing on his two medal bars shown below: His beginning: initial medal bar: later being a "Leutnant" rank in his career: And his last medal bar shown on his field gray WWI picture: ...and the full picture: any help will be appreciated! What medals was he awarded with? My best guess is: a) Militaerehrenzeichen 2.Klasse (OK this one I was told: Wachtmeister at the Th?ringschen Ulanen-Regiment Nr. 6 and recived for his participation in the Deutsch-S?dwest the Milit?r-Ehrenzeichen 2. Klasse in 1906) b) Long Service ? c) Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Military Merit Medal with sword bar, but what year? Or maybe even the Africa bar!? d) South West Commemorative Medal with 4 bars, but which ones?

Officially licensed during WWI only Wagner, Friedlaender & Godet.

Just a guess on from my side Ernst August Knight 2nd, no hold on 1st class?!

I have just listed this post card one on Ebay, but thought I should show this here since we have seen it as poster earlier in this thread:

You have seen it Don, but anyway:

...you may want to consider looking at this fine example on ebay, too: EBay PlM The seller says that he has old tooling and casts from them.

I do not think that cross hatching means neccessarily post war. My theory is all along that the tooling was refurbished and refurbished with its time of use. If indeed the detailing was worn out of the tooling, Wagner for sure tried to freshen it up. One has to draw the line between cast and coined. Some of those shown here are definetly cast.

This statement is correct. Almost all decorations were made in a batch process and needed indentification on which parts matched together. You will find those makrings not only on Prussian orders, but on a variety of state orders and decorations.