GeorgeCL

Hi Dan,

Dont know if he survived..Picked these up at a fleamart in Germany..

The first few are dated 1916 the last two 1918..

Thanks

George

Heres some pictures I picked up this past vacation..

What kind of belts are they wearing..Looks like a repel hoop?

Thanks

George

Even in his hospital picture the cigar!

George

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This guy was never without his CIGAR!

George

Heres a couple pics. I got in Germany this past vacation..

Brothers in the 6th.

George

Heres a set of doc's I picked up this past vacation in Germany

George

Heres a couple of table medals I picked up this past vacation in Germany

Not my area of collecting but the price was right 1 euro each.

George

Heres a close up of the DRA sports, I picked up this past vacation.

George

Heres a better scan of the photo I picked up in Germany last week..Didnt know he was a GD EM till I got home yesturday.

His name was Karl Stoll, so the seller told me, her brother killed early in the war.

Any way to find out more about EM Karl Stoll?

Thanks

George

Heres a nice set I picked up in Germany last week..Both to the same guy

Musketier Bauer, 1897/99.

Any way to find out more on the guy?

Litho print and a nice hand done embroidery.

Thanks

George

Hi JinJin,

Thanks for the reply..

There is no wrinting on the reverse but I'll post more photos..

Thanks

George

WOW Chuck,

I just returned from my vacation in Germany..

What a Great piece..

Gold Pilots badges just dont turn up..

First Ive seen anyway.

Didnt find any Imp russian pieces but I'll post my finds when I get caught up with sleep this weekend..

George

Dont know if this has come up. But just saw this on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HAND-MADE-RARE-MILITAR...1QQcmdZViewItem

Terrible workmenship but newbies may think there getting a deal..I kind of like the stylized lion/dragon head.

George

Hi,

The shield piece on the reverse looks to be czarist. Although modified shield and I cant make out the letters placed in the shield or the wording on the bottom..

George

Hi,

Never seen anything like it..

Maybe some kind of private piece, not military service.

the long service award is simply a folded st george or st vladimir ribbon superimposed with a buckle with the appropiate amt. of years in roman num. in a wreath.

George

Great pics Jan,

I hope to make it there in the next couple weeks..

George

Heres and ROC officer approx 1925-29..

I thought he was a captain but have been told he maybe a Colonel.?

Any thoughts..

Thanks

George

Thanks for the rank ID Jinjin..

George

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One thing that occurs to me is that the eBay example, if real, is worth a lot more than the $7 that the seller is asking for an opening bid. Seven bucks?!

Come to think of it, I believe I have seen one or two on eBay in the past. I didn't bother doing a search of closed auctions this time. Wonder what I'd find. I'm curious about the stamp in the bottom of the current one.

Chuck

Hi Chuck,

The start price is $99.00 shipping is $7.00

These have come up quite regularly lately on ebay.

Ive tried to get one every so often, but always out bid.

they go from between 250.00 and 500.00.

I looked for an example of the copies but must have been over a month ago.

They come Boxed with a flyer about the coronation.

Yours look fine to me, but the ebay one not too sure. I have never seen any with marks on the bottom..

George

Hi

Chucks bloodcup look OK to me the one on ebay, I am not too sure of . I have never seen the marking on the bottom like that.

There are repros out on ebay but those dont have the rolled rim.

George

Hi Again Alfred,

Another friend told me the Palace was use as the Zhukovsky Aero-engineering Academy till the end of the Soviet union..

George

Hi Alfred..

Great Badges

I may have to add soviet badges to my collection of Imperial stuff.

Here is a photo fo the Petrovski Palace outside moscow.

This was the Tzars coronation palace..

George

Hi Paul,

Also loks to me like Motorkorps.

Here a scan from Mollos book

George

Theres no one easy answer to these questions..

Imperial russian order persentation was very complicated

The Idea was to become a Knight in each order.

Years of service to receive an order had a lot to this.

St andrew being the highest you would need 42+ years of service to become eligible.

So that being said the awardee would more that likely already have to lower awards.

And St George was in its own catagory..

George