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Hello, I believe that Carnot may refer to the type of fortification and not the actual name of the fort. There were apparently several fortifications in the Darvoy area and not all of them have survived to this day. So, discovering exactly which fortification this was may be somewhat difficult. Congratulations regarding owning these nice photos. Best regards,

Well, I am no expert, but the piece could?? be genuine. But, it would take a very detailed comparison with known genuine pieces to come to such a conclusion. Better photos would help in lieu of personal inspection of the piece. The biggest problem is that the original ribbon ring is gone of course so there is no "A.H." nor "E.Q." marking to see. This is definitely not a Merck piece. One could make a forgery though by removing swords and flames from a MVO 4th with Swords and re-assembling the piece. I cannot currently draw a conclusion without comparing it to genuine pieces or the plates in Sascha Zimmermann's book. I have access to neither at the moment.

Servus Walter, Thank you for sharing this very nice and scarce Adam Hausinger MVK with Swords added. Congratulations regarding owning this piece and the beautiful Schnalle. Best regards,

Hello Vince, The photo is sadly of very poor quality. I believe that I read "950" (incuse) and "J L" (incuse) on the reverse. The 950 mark is for 950/1000 silver and the J L mark is for Jacob Leser (Straubing). Best regards,

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Hello, Now the Anhalt Royal Household lineage has been mentioned, can someone explain to me why the PLM was awarded to this recipient: http://prinz-frederic.com/DE/index.php/unsere-familie/hausorden-uniform

Here is the link to the listing for the original group that was sold: https://mkoegl.de/archiv/4558/6er-frack-ordensschnalle-eines-weltkriegsoffiziers-mit-sachsen-bayern-rotem-kreuz?c=39 My faith in humanity seems to diminish more each day! 🙁

Hello, An interesting question. I don't know if it was common. I believed that this could be explained by the possibility that there were two (2) separate actions on dates, which were not too far apart time-wise, that led to the award of the EK2 and the EK1. The award requests were then processed, and awards could have been made on the same day for previous actions on separate dates. Of course, the Regimental History may help: https://books.google.com/books?id=5fzFAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI#v=onepage&q&f=false Or of course, if one had the award documents in hand, they might list the date of action and the date of award. But, I suppose that if an action on one (1) date was of sufficient merit to award an EK1, and the Officer had not already been awarded the EK2 (usually a pre-requisite for the awarding of the EK1), then both awards could have been processed. Best regards,

Hello landsknechte, Here is some additional information regarding this award: https://www.omsa.org/the-bavarian-gendarmerie-and-royal-protection-team-service-crosses/ Best regards,

Hello Pinpon590, You are correct, this award is not listed in my old OEK and it is not listed in von Hessenthal und Schreiber. The Sächsische Herzogtümer Long Service awards (DA) for 15, 12, and 9 years are listed in the OEK. But, no Sächsische Herzogtümer Reserve Long Service awards are listed. My understanding is that the Sächsische Herzogtümer Long Service awards were often awarded to Gendarmerie. I believe that in the past, I have seen a medal like the one that you show. I think that it is probably a genuine period award. It is likely that so few of them were awarded, that they may not be mentioned in sources. A thorough search of auction catalogues should shine light on the subject. Best regards,

Hello David: Here you go: https://www.zinnfigur.com/Buecher-Medien/Buecher/Allgemein/Dt-Preussen/Bellmann-Jean-Skizzen-zur-Mecklenburg-Strelitzer-Militaergeschichte-1701-bis-2018-2-Baende.html Best regards,

Hello All, The "St. Michael Order 2nd Class" piece shown above is a modern forgery. It therefore should be listed in the "Ebay Fakes" category. Best regards,

Also to be considered is how one would differentiate a genuine piece made by Godet from one made by Mr. Blass in more recent times.

Hello Vince, This one looks really familiar! I forgot that you had it. Best regards,

Hello Alex, I also believe that prior to Thies auctioning the large medal bar of Kaiser Wilhelm II, it belonged to collector George Seymour. Mr. Seymour also owned many orders that belonged to Kaiser Wilhelm II at one point. Best regards,

Hello, I believe that the upper photo is of Generalmajor Otto von Lossow. The lower photo however is of a different Officer: Oberstleutnant Walter von Lossow (1872-1943). The large medal bar of Walter von Lossow appeared on the market in the recent past: https://mkoegl.de/archiv/3815/9er-ordensschnalle-des-oberstleutnants-walter-von-lossow Best regards,

Hello All, Please note that this case/Etui is a modern forgery. Original HHO cases did not look like this! Best regards,

Hello All, The Sachsen Albert Order Grand Cross Star by "Elimeyer" listed above is most-likely a modern forgery that has been attributed to the now deceased Mr. Blass. These forgeries have been around for a while now. Genuine pieces are seldom encountered. The Andreas Thies auction house sold a genuine example many years ago. If I remember correctly, that genuine piece came from the George Seymour collection. Best regards,

All, Please note that this piece is a forgery. Best regards,

The Hindenburg Cross is the only component of this conglomeration of modern forgeries that might possibly be genuine. 🙂

Hello, All items such as the Albert Order Knight's Cross 1st Class with Crown shown listed above that are being sold on Ebay.de by the seller from Belgium are forgeries. The details look quite convincing, but they are all modern forgeries. There are other Ebay.de sellers with various user names selling the same pieces. Beware! Best regards,

Good Morning, Thank you very much Stogieman for taking the time to photograph and share the photos of these excellent pieces with us. This is such an amazing collection! Best regards,

Hello again Stogieman, This is not a mere MMJO RK (Knight's Cross). This is a MMJO KK (Komturkreuz/Commander's Cross). It has the number "1" engraved in the ribbon ring. It is a very rare piece. Now that you have shown this piece, this one is my favorite! Best regards,

Hello Stogieman, This is one of my favorite pieces. This circus has no clowns and a great ringmaster! Best regards,

Hello Chris, Thank you for sharing images of this beautiful and scarce grouping with us. Congratulations on finding it! Best regards,