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I appreciate you checking out my collection and the other fine examples posted here. One of my favorite aspects of collecting. Sometimes it seems like an underappreciated area of collecting. Best Regards, JustinG

Thanks for sharing this. Very nice. Best Regards, JustinG

Funny how when you are looking for something for such a long time and then another one comes along. They are like hens teeth though. Much like the Prinz Eugen tallies. They are few and far between. Really interesting to see both a cotton and metal thread version of this ship. BTW. This is the last named ship that had a tally constructed, before the OKM issued orders to produce only Kriegsmarine tallies for security purposes.

Here is mine from the East Asia squadron from WW1. Best Regards, JustinG

Greetings, I see you have posted in this topic as well. This has some great examples and also some precautionary warnings from members about these tradition badges. I am posting the link in-case some members don't know of this particular thread existence. Here you will see some examples of peoples tradition badges from their collections. Bottom line, if you are happy with the item, then that is what is important. Best Regards, JustinG

Great pictures Eric, thank you for posting/sharing. Is the minesweeper an epoxy or ceramic? What is the base material? Best Regards, JustinG

I really hope you are getting these at reproduction prices. These badges are highly faked because many were onboard production using metal like brass or tin, crudely made in most cases. Without provenance, you will never likely recoup your costs if you are paying what some of these items might be worth. The stone cup is pure fantasy IMHO. The pin has so much detailing. I feel that someone onboard would never have had the time to keep the mustache and cut out the space between shoulder and mustache, or that this detail would have survived being worn on a cap without snapping off. The Georg Hogel book made it great for anyone with a rough idea of metal works to attempt to create castings of these awards. Please be very careful with these emblem/wappen. Best Regards, JustinG

Light Kreuzer with kriegsflag.

@dedehansen With much thanks. Great info. Best Regards, JustinG

I would like to share a piece I recently acquired. This unit was in operation/Service from August 1940 to October 1944. A lovely tile piece 16cmx16cm. I am not sure what the "OP Zoom" means. If you know, please share. Thanks for looking Best Regards, JustinG

Just saw this post. Looks like you were able to solve your question pretty well. Best of luck to you in your PhD project. Best Regards, JustinG

Congratulations on your retirement. It is wonderful when a song can transport us back to a time of our youth. Best Regards, JustinG

Ok guys. Here is an interesting one. A nice seasoned sailor from the Panzerschiff Deutschland. Guessing he has a 4 and a 12 year service medal but I can't figure out what the third one is? I assume it is possibly a foreign decoration, can any of you shed light on it?

Looks like zerstörer Leibrecht Maaß might be also in this photo. Great image

Here's another I did a while back.

S.M.S Moltke with photo of the ship.

Here are some others.

Well, I have completed the quest for the "Unterseeboots collection" A version of each ship, flottille, unit, command, tender, begleitschiff. This is my last one. Unterseebootstender Mosel

Greetings and welcome to a great forum. Lots of great information and thanks for posting pictures. I find your photo quite interesting as it appears to be a long service ribbon and next to it having a ribbon that I am unaware of that has the crown on it. Here is a bit of information I found doing a search. this is another wonderful reference site. Schlummer Willi OLt.z.S. Indonesia 12.10.1945 from: https://www.forum-marinearchiv.de/smf/index.php?topic=11403.60 Hope that helps a bit. Best Regards, JustinG

Very nice. Thanks for sharing. Regards, JustinG

I agree, You can post the name and such on forums like this. Google search will reveal the post and if, the family ever wanted to contact you, to possibly re-acquire the pieces, then they can contact you and you can proceed how you feel you should (return with nothing, or offer to sell back). It is your choice. I haven't found all items but I have tracked down other members to see if I could acquire an award that was attributed to a particular soldier. Many collectors are, happy to re-unite groupings. For the cost of a replacement piece, it is great to do. I wish more members would specifically mention the sailor/soldier information as printed on the awards to see if there are other pieces or groupings that are in collections of others. I love re-uniting groups back together. Enough of my ramblings. It is up to you. I agree with others though; you shouldn't feel guilty or pressured to do anything that you don't feel comfortable doing. Best Regards, JustinG

Greetings, I wanted to share with the forum some works I have done. There have been several artists that have received national attention. I got inspired a couple of years ago and decided to give my hand a chance at creating some images. So here I go.. Luftwaffe with metal eagle Brandenburg gate then and now. Cholm battle Schlachtschiff Gneisenau Munich Photomerge Munich continued Aircrew medal. Thanks for looking. Best Regards, JustinG

Both the silver thread and the gold thread S.M.S Derfflinger Reference: Gold script: Seemännisches Personnel (Deck Related professions) Silver Script: Schiffstechnisches Personnel (Engineering, technical) Red Script: Cadets/shipboys