Iver

Thanks for answer... Sorry for the photo, its hard to make a good Photo with mobile phone... If someone needs that ribbon, its free for change...

...unknown ribbon. can someone ID? ribbon is black, stripes are red (sorry for quality of photo, made with mobile phone )

..piece I had in my collection... marked (Souval?) and hallmarked...

For more info about him is neccesary to write on military historic archive in Prag... I think they will have his service file... they only need name and date of birth... CS army.. it was little problematic, there was fight between legionares and "austrians" (officers and soldiers that served to the end in the KuK army)... of course it was a political fight and you can try to guess who won

..from the photo is clear, that 1.Lt Bartoš served 4 years in Czechoslovak legions (four strips on his right arm)... And here some informations about him:

Bartoš Ferdinand, born 26.6.1884 Albrechtice, district Týn nad Vltavou (Czech Republic), last rank in AUstro-Hungarian army was Feldwebel in IR46, captured 6.11.1914 in Hubice/Dobromil, registrated for legions in Jelec (Orlova gubernia), entered legions on 14.7.1916 as a private in 1. rifle regiment of Czechoslovak legions in Russia, ended in legions 11.5.1920 as second lieutenant of regimental music in 1. rifle regiment and served in Czechoslovak army (at the time the picture was taken he already served in Czechoslovak Army)...

Here are many of photos of Czechoslovak army soldiers:

http://www.nezradime.cz/www/index.php?page=uvod

...and here another Austro-Hungarian patriotic ring WWI, silver hallmarked, inscription "Imtretol" inside of the ring...

...do you know the first name of "Bartoš"?

very nice!

...could be also mountain infantry, qualification badges can tell us more... try to do high quality scans

...on the group photo? I would say a mountain unit, here the collar badge of mountain troops... on the photo (under nr.5) my greatgrand father (WWI veteran) as a corporal of mountain artillery regiment in 1921 (wearing an older version of uniform)...

Trooper, yea, I have a good idea they are both Czech. But tossing it out there for the group to see if anyone has any confirmation or details. The guy in the portrait shot has a badge on his cap that looks very much like the Czech Lion cap badge of pre-WWII. Your button thread is further confirmation.

Only, his uniform lacks the collar badges seen on the soldiers in the group photo...

Motif continued after WWII with the communist state...

..it is not so simple... the cap badge with lion was in CZECHOSLOVAKIA used for a very long period... on the photo with 3 badges are not only pre WWII badges but also badge used after WWII till 1960.. the only difference is in the tails of lion... on preWWII badges the tails go up, after the war on side (to lion).. after 1960 was another type of shield used and also there is no slovak coat of arms on the chest of lion, but a mountain with a fire (as on the other photo... on the second photo of soldiers they have a collar badge wich can identify the brach of the unit.. some of those soldiers have on their breasts qualification badges

Hi Graf..

thank you for informations, this miniature dont belong to me, i thought about buying it, but is already sold (and i am not the one who bought it)... I have forgotten about the auction end...

KTK was instituted on 13.12.1916 and was awarded for at lesat 12 weeks (!) at the front...

Dear collegues..

what do you think about this miniature?

thanks...

I.

..some photo of the Silver Merit cross with crown - 1. type (litlle crown), silver hallmarked ("A Dianas head 1"), makers mark ("F.BRAVN")...

this is photo from the seller, will make better one when it arrives...

Dear collegues..

is it possible to identify who was awarded this Silver Merit Cross with Crown (1.Type with little crown) whit this informations?

thanks..

Iver

Thank You Paul... He wants €650 for it.. I think he will get them.. Unfortunatly not from me, dont have so much now

Dear colegues..

Friend is selling this old Rothe & Neffe box... What is a real price for it?

Thanks

Thank you for all those informations!

Radmilo: thanks for the answer... I collect Austro-Hungarian awards, so if somebody wants to change, no problem

Hi...

WHat about this box? is it possible to identify what was in there? Measures 11,5x6cm...

Thanks

Iver

..unfortunatly I dont have the decoration itself...

New in my collection...

case for cross of magistral chaplain or donatus II.class, marked Rothe & Neffe...

...the second cross is no 1813 issue, but Army Cross 1813/14 (so called "Kanonenkreuz")... The zink one is Karl Troops Cross (Karl Truppenkreuz).. so no issue, but a different decoration