Von Thronstahl

1903, not 1908.  

Nobody!?

I need info about this cap. I've found info about similar cap that it is 1908 chetnik cap. It was found near Skradin, Croatia and the family it comes from had strong links with Serbian Sokol organisation. 

I will post better photos when I get it. 

On 17/10/2022 at 05:03, Gary B said:

Jst saw this thread so thought I would post mine.

 

Gary B

This is extraordinary. I only saw it once before and I was non winning bedder. 

22 hours ago, nickstrenk said:

FJO 

Is it also for sale? 

On 11/12/2021 at 04:09, Grone said:

For the first part of the question, yes ih was just and ordinary trooper, infanterist, of thr 23rd, so no nco stars, this is taken just before going to front so he couldn't actually, he didn't had time to earn anything yet, for the second part of the question I really don't know, maybe this is just put on for the photo, maybe hi had some regimental specialist role, but I really can't tell, all i know he lost two first cousins on podogra, also in 23rd, so I don't believe he had any different role. But thank you for looking into it.

Grone

Hi Grone,  
If you are interested in 23rd Feldpost cards let me know.  We can meet in person cause I live in Preko.   

On 23/08/2021 at 08:37, BalkanCollector said:

Very interesting! I didn't know they had molds for gravestones. I guess there must be plenty of those since people died and were buried in different places.

It was very common practice in Yugoslavia to decorate gravestones of a Spomenica holders with  Spomenica castings.  

2 hours ago, JapanX said:

Original piece.

 

Thank you for your answer Japanx.  Can you tell me which type is this and what is its value in this condition?  I am looking to buy it and it is part of bigger lot.  There is also "urkunde" for Double dragon and for Japanese Order of the Rising sun 5th class. 

Hi guys,

I am looking to buy this Double Dragon order. It is part of the S.M.S. Zenta officer´s lot I´ve recently found in my neighbourhood.   I already have  few portrait photos and officer´s heir told me that he has his Chinese and Japanese medals with related documents.     In one of the portraits  he is wearing Double Dragon breast and Order of the rising sun 5th class. 

Can you tell me which class of the order is this?   It is obvious this is not a breast star and there is visible mark on one of the rays,  where it was hooked somehow .

And if it is possible, could you tell me the price of the order in this condition?  And price for a document too. It was awarded to a Austro Hungarian navy officer. Fregattenleutnant .

https://imgur.com/dSd1v4U

https://imgur.com/bhiDDe3

https://imgur.com/lVZ9gNW

https://imgur.com/W1KgGrK

i don´t  know what is wrong but I can´t post photos so I posted links only.

This is more than I expected. Thank you very much for your help Christian1962 . 

I need help with this guy. I can˙t read text written on the reverse. 

On 26/01/2021 at 21:44, tifes said:

Hi Ian,

as good as it gets, but I would say it might be him. However, I do not see his ears properly...?

t.

 

 

 

The first picture (I tried to put an inscription on the picture but it´s barely visible), on the left GdI Kraliček (in the coat) and in the right (tall guy) GM von Soretic.

These photos are from your collection?

1 hour ago, oamotme said:

Yes I do - Nasser and Tito were very friendly and visited each other on numerous occasions. I think it would have gone to a junior rank not an officer as and officer would have received an Order of Merit (not the Medals of Merit which was a separate series of medals) or Order of the Republic. Owain

Thank you once again for your help Owain. 

11 hours ago, oamotme said:

Hi, This is the Medal of Merit - it appears to be silver and thus a 2nd Class - also a silver mark. The Arabic on the suspension reads 'Republic of Egypt' - the suspension 'bird' was later changed when the nation became the 'Egyptian Arab Republic'  - see image below. The revers Arabic is the word 'merit'. Regards, Owain 

 

Thank you very much Owain.  Do you think that Yugoslavian navy NCO or officer could be awarded this medal? 

Medal is part of probably one persons lot of medals and badges I found recently. Owner was probably ex Yugoslavian navy NCO or officer.  I don˙t know the name or any other information cause lot was found in a garbage container by local drunk who sold it to me.  

I assume owner was navy cause I found some USSR navy badges.  Yugoslav navy ships also  visited ports of Arab countries quite often.   I can´t find any similair medal and I think it might be Egyptian cause eagle reminds me of Egyptian coat of arms.  

Any suggestions?

16 hours ago, Lukasz Gaszewski said:

I wonder what "Krakau" by Artur Müldner's name can mean (assuming he was that captain). As far as I know there is no any particular sea in Cracow. Perhaps it was the current living place of the person. Admiral Juliusz Ripper (died in 1914 just a few weeks before the outbreak of WWI) also lived in Cracow upon retirement.

I am not sure what Krakau in this case means but there were few ships operating in Krakow and Pulawy, on the Vistula river. It was Vistula Flotilla and their assignment was to relive military transport on the railways. 

I would like to know more about this medal. There is no info on the web. There are literally hundreds of similar medals on the market. Every unit or ship has one.  Are they commemorative(veteran pieces coined  post ww1 or ww2?

I agree. I knew it from the start but asked anyway.  Thank you for your time gentlemen.

I have this medal for long time sitting in my drawer. It´s probably fake but I need to ask you, who are more knowledgeable before I sell it as fake. 

I can say that it is made of silver and  it has Russian silver hallmark. I am not sure if  hallmark is fake or not.     

It is not KuK collar tab. It is post ww1 Austrian National Police or Sicherheitswache .   You can checki it on the following link:

http://www.uniforminsignia.org/?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&result=734

They are definitely ES or Einsatzstaffel runes. IT is interesting combination of ES and SS runes. 

Better resolution.

Runes on the collar look like ES runes but helmet runes are definitely SS.  What do you think? Photo found in Croatia, part where ES and Prinz Eugen division originate.

4 hours ago, Elmar Lang said:

Hello,

from what I've been able to find, Guggenberger received the Silver and Bronze "Al Valore Militare" medals and, unless further evidence, no "Al Valore di Marina" ones.

This award has to be considered as a "Lifesaving Medal" (at sea). I fear that this piece is not original and created because of a misunderstanding of the difference between two different italian, "Al Valore" medals (there is a third one, the "Al Valore Civile").

Best wishes,

Enzo (E.L.)

Just as an example of an original "Al Valore di Marina" medal, I would like to post the pictures of the piece awarded to another U-Boot officer, but Austrian: Egon Lerch, the famous officer who died in the attempt to force Venice's Harbour.

His italian award, received some years earlier, for having saved from drowning, the life of an italian worker in Fiume, was found in the wreck of the U-XII, when it was demolished at the Arsenal of Venice. The suspension is broken away, perhaps due to the circumstances of the explosion and sinking.

 

This is definitely something you don´t see often.  Not often. never.  Is this medal in your possession?

On 28/09/2019 at 03:55, Bayern said:

All Croatian badges carried the U

Most of them. "U" was part of Croatian coat of arms.  But not all of them are Ustasha badges.   Almost all medals and orders carrie the "U".

7 hours ago, Bayern said:

Von Thronstahl , The winged badge is Croatian of the Utascha ,the others are Czech , the one next to the croatian badge and the one below these are collar badges ,the rectangular badge is some sort of patriotic one .the only that appears as arm badge is the apparently sappers badge braided on cloth

Yes, that is the one. I was too lazy to crop the photo.  And there is no Ustasha badge onthe photo. Only Croatian legion of the Luftwaffe.