IrishGunner

Also known as "table medals" or "art medals" in English.  A collectible field that gets little notice I think among "mainstream" militaria collectors.  They usually can be found as an extension of numismatics - called Exonumia

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Too bad that Red Eagle is missing.  That is a beautiful bar.

Thanks Michael.  So, the palms appear to be a usual device for the medal. 

I've see quite a few of these for sale.  They seem to be in bronze or silver and named.  Any idea of their origin, purpose?

Has anyone seen the Médaille Sociétés de Secours aux Blesses Militaires with a palm device before?  If so, any ideas as to criteria to receive the palm?

PS: Link to another GMIC thread regarding the Médaille Sociétés de Secours aux Blesses Militaires

 

Hmm, I never thought of you being put up to your harassment by my wife.  You are now on the "watch list" and I'll assign a staffer for the Home Office to monitor your communications.  Unlike your FBI we enjoy immunity from prosecution for unapproved surveillance, mainly because we are so secret we don't exist...or do we.

 

Regards

Brian

I always figured those Canadian Geese were doing something more than simply crapping in my yard. 

Interesting.  One question - not to sharp shoot or second guess - but I am wondering: Do you know how this damage to this particular sword occurred? A clumsy dealer or collector?

I am thinking that I wouldn't attempt this unless I was sure it was something like one of those scenarios.  What if the damage occurred in combat or is otherwise "original" versus modern day clumsiness?  You might not know that...or even care, but I'm just playing a devil's advocate here...

(PS: As much as I play devil's advocate to your posts, you might wonder if your wife hasn't put me up to it... )

Thanks for showing.  I've not seen the "T" below the Ubique grenades before.

McNair Barracks was also home to C Battery 94th FA (later reflagged E Battery 321st FA) and one IrishGunner for 3 years in the early 80s.

A good question.  Here's a website dedicated to the topic: Switzerland and the First World War

This websites cites about 1,000 incursions into Switzerland; mostly by aircraft.

Related website, but not specific to the question: How propaganda flooded Switzerland during WWI

So, tell us Jock - what are Bremen prices?

That is such a great piece!  Something simple evokes interesting memories.  Following the Russian defeat at Tannenberg in August 1914, combat on the Russian front focused on the First (Sept 1914) and Second (Feb 1915) Battles of the Masurian Lakes.  Today is the 100th Anniversary of the conclusion of the Second Battle on 22 Feb 1915.  Lötzen sits right in the middle of the battlefields.  The Masurian Lakes are quite beautiful in summer, but the area is known as being among the coldest spots in Poland during the winter.  The winter of 1915 was particularly rough with the battle being fought in blizzard conditions at times.

This is only a guess, but to be a bracelet I would think this is a rotating band from a 75mm shell.  It has the right look.  Prior to the outbreak of the war, Lötzen was the site of Festung Boyen and was the garrison of part of 2. Masurisches Feld-Artillerie-Regt. Nr.82 and part of Fußartillerie-Regt. von Linger (Ostpreußisches) Nr.1

Wounded, EK2, POW, Minenwerfer Abteilung for a short period; looks like a very interesting pass and quite collectible. 

Bernhard, that is quite interesting.  That now makes sense of what I read as "Die richtige Mischung!" - The right mix of Ludendorff and Stennes.

(Hitler=Bewegung)  Hilter Movement.  No year, but this must be from before Hitler took power.

Seems to be an interesting Militärpass, would you show more pages? He received the Black Wound Badge on 18.07.1918 and fought till the last days of the war.

Exactly!  I missed those handwritten entries on the bottom left column. 

What is the last entry for 21.5.18?

It's great to see that those aspiring infantry officers are getting a good education in artillery!  That looks like a great book to have...

I'm sure others can chime in with more, but I am always surprised about some small bit in these Passes.  Often what looks to be "common" yields some interesting info. 

Ian, thank you for sharing your story and experience with the Forum.  I've been reading with interest and it is wonderful that you were able to make the visit to the cemetery.

Aussie, thanks for your post.  It certainly has given me a fresh perspective to consider that I hadn't before...

Just when I thought I didn't need to buy another Russian medal...  I also just checked and I never got a 65th Jubilee.

Have you seen the 70th available to the public yet?

Hardy / Chip, Nick did a domain server transfer last night. Several posts made during the transfer were dropped. Sorry for the confusion.

It looks like they just dropped a big box of medals off at every Embassy.  Even the wives got one...

GMIC moved servers last night so some topics and posts may have been lost in the time it takes for the domain to direct from the old to the new server. Apologies but it was unavoidable.

And here I thought you wanted to keep it a secret that Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbontrop received this medal while Ambassador to the Court of St. James. 

Hopefully, paddywhack will be kind enough to repost the roll pages with the "von" names again...