Eric Gaumann

Hello ladies

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I think those numbers I found might be a little bit high. But soon enough they'll get up there. Are daggers still issued to Swiss officers and noncoms? My family is from western Germany but there is a Swiss Gaumann family. No relation that I know of but from what I've found they seem to highly intelligent. Moreso than their German (and now American) namesakes.

I saw two on eBay.USA sell for $225+/- and one *not* sell for $179.00. One on eBay.co.uk didn't meet reserve at 35UKPounds (Buy It Now 215UKP). I'm pretty sure I got mine for less than $100 four years ago.

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Here's mine. Nothing special but I'm proud of it nonetheless. I notice the price for these increases slowly but surely. Anybody have some other Swiss daggers to share on a slow day?

Well, some folk like cleaned and reenameled medals and some do not. Some will say a repaired medal is worth more, some will say its history has been destroyed. There's some truth to both sides. Ultimately it's up to you to decide what to do. If you like add an image of your new medal. If you aren't allowed yet as a new member email me the image and I'll post it for ya.

Thanks GB!

I've wondered for years why the "MVK" 4th class was worth so much more than the 3rd class. Now I see it; it's not the MVK4 it's the MVO4. One more hurdle cleared before reaching my goal of omnipotence.

That's what I thought. Thanks again for your help. Looking forward to part 2.

Great documents! Thanks for sharing. Spasibo

Thanks for your help SPM. Exactly what I need. Rick, it's not a group per say, just part of my collection. Speaking of which, here's part 2 of said collection since yesterday there were some issues with posting here at the Gentleman's club. One more thing; what's "Steckkreuz" mean? Thanks again all.

Gentlemen, I'd appreciate some help in identifying these awards please. But what I would like most is their full or official title in the original German including class distinction. In other words Prussische Eiserns Kreuz Erste klasse or Bayerische Kreigsverdienst Kreuze drittes klasse etc. As you can see my command of the German language is very limited so I seek some hilfe from friends here. Thanks in advance. part one

Two spots I can think of in south Florida. One in Naples and one in Lauderdale...

Yep, Doc's a stand-up guy.

No clue about the city. But he's wearing the bar for the Red Star and what, Def o' Moscow?

I love them screwpost base variations. One of them is on my list of "I wish I had one..."... Since I'm now jobless the wait continues.....

There are some award booklets on ebay right now(5/30) if anyone wants to try and find a matching booklet for their awards. I know the odds are not good but...

Very nice set! How did you come by them? I'm guessing those bars were what he wore immediately after the end of the war and he left military service shortly thereafter.

The black ones are indicative of only a slightly later date of use I believe.

Here's the latest bar in question mounted with a few of his buddies. Do we need a "show us your XYZ display" thread or have we all been through that enough times already?

Thanks gentlemen. I liked this one mostly because the main metal mounting bar is *not* the blackened metal style that is most prevalent but a more plain steel finish (complete with rusty bits). I am assuming the middle ribbon is indeed a OG3 mostly because I want this bar to be pre-5/45. I have it mounted and labeled in my GPW display in the correct order (not backward like in my first image above). And the pin and metal bar are magnetic. The seller (a Finn) didn't have much of a story (other than 'I got it in Russia a few years back') when I asked about it. Sadly he has another one similar to this on eBay now marked as "WW2 era" but it's of the blackened bar variety, the ribbons have different colored tabs and there are obvious new scratch marks where the tabs have been folded over. Sadly mine seems to have fresh scratch marks on it as well, especially around the OG/VoG ribbon tabs. But I like it anyway, it looks nice. Surprisingly, considering the plethora of Soviet stuff I have, it's the *only* Soviet ribbon bar I have. If I weren't unemployed at the moment I'd take a shot at a few 60s era bars I've found on the web. In case you haven't noticed Soviet ribbon bars are just as addictive as Soviet ODMs.

And the reverse:

Here's the first Soviet bar I've ever gotten. I was hoping it was from the GPW era. Very small and thin.