Obergefreiter

It is a Friedrich Langenhan Military Model #1. Caliber 7.65mm. They were made for a couple years for the German military during WW1, but never made commercially after the war. It's my understanding that there were aprox. 50,000 of them made.

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_01_2011/post-5758-0-11351600-1296065106.jpgI don't know how "rare" this is, since there were about 50,000 of them made. But it's the only one I have ever seen in my life, so it's certainly the most unique item in my collection.

I checked last night, and there is a Mfg. hallmark of "SGDG" on the back of the service ribbon, and what appears to be some sort of a quality control stamp that looks like a square with one open end. Does this mean anything to you?

Rob, I havn't had a chance to check, yet, but I'll let you know one way or the other. Nick.

Here's my US Victory Medal, with the service ribbon attatched.

Obviously this one in't the brightest bulb in the carton.

No one knows what Type it is, or has an opionion on the mfg?:(

I respectfully disagree with you. To say that the Marines had a harder fight is to say that Army commanders in other theaters had harder fights also. The fact reamsins that Mac's casualties from the fall of Corrigador to the end of the war are about the same as Ike's for the Battle of the Bulge. And at this point I guess neither of us will ever know for sure. Speaking only for myself, I can say that every time I was shot at, it was terrifying, and it didn't matter where I was.

My thoughts exactly!

Possible, but not probable. The enemy was the same, & and a choice between hell in New Guinea or the PI, and hell in Pellelu or Okinawa is not much of a choice in my book. If the Marines had a harder fight, I'm guessing it's because the people planning the fight were'nt in Mac's class.

I picked this up for fifteen bucks & change on evilBay last week. I know next-to-nothing about these, so I'm asking for information as to authenticity, manufactur, type, etc.

Thanks Gents. I suspected as much, but like I said; I don't know hogjowels from horse apples about Soviet Awards. Thanks again. NGL.

I need some information. I am working on a project, and I know next-to-nothing about Soviet awards. Since Russia was not included in the countries that had Victory Medals from WW1, did the Communist government issue a medal similar in concept to the German or Austrian Honor Crosses, to Soviet veterans of the war?

Amen to that, Brother. Right now I'm wondering if my grandson could even fit into it. :speechless:

Can anyone ID this buckle? It has no MoD halllmark on the back; only "made in England". I don't think it's military; how about police or fire dept?

Twenty years ago I gave this to my then-sixteen year-old son. Recently when he moved back from Florida, it turned up in his stuff. Two things about this jacket amaze me. One, that it's managed to survive for over forty years without ending up in the landfill, and two, that I was ever able to put it on. ;)

Vaguely reminicent of a Spanish Cross. And yes, it is a beautiful award. A soldier would be justifiably proud to wear one.

To clear up any confusion, what I am looking for is the Turkish equilivant of the German, Austrian, Hungarian and Bulgarian awards that commemorated service in the First World War.

Thank you, Demir. Do you have a picture of one? Do they come in different grades or orders?

I am getting involved in a project. I have tracked down the Austrian, Hungarian, and Bulgarian versions of the post-war Hindenburg Cross; is there a Turkish version? Is it commone or rare?

Thanks, Matt. I appreciate the information. Nick.

Pretty spiffy, Dan. The Austrians seem to have been a bit more ostentatious than the Prussians. Catholic vs. Lutheran, perhaps?

I know absolutly nothing about Austrian Orders & Medals, so please excuse my ignorance. Did Austria have anything comparable to the Hindenburg Cross following the First World War? How about Hungary?

It's a beautiful display. Makes me embarrassed to show of my stuff. :beer:

Are they plastic or metal?