Jef

Hi Erik,

Hadn't even thought of doing so ! Old age and slipping up !

Will contact him presto

Hendrik

Hello Hendrik,

I hate to answer with another question, but I have a mini with the same ribbon colour and a skull in the middle of the medaillon. Would this be the medal of your service ribbon???? Did you have an aswer from Loek?

kind regards,

Jef

Hello Roeland,

Non-official medals as this one is not my field at all but at a guess : Nationale des D?fenseurs de Li?ge (National Society of Li?ge's Defenders) ... may well be quite wrong and hopefully someone will correct me then !

Cheers,

Hendrik

Hello Roeland and Hendrik,

It might be totaly wrong, but I was told this medal is a commemoration medal which was given by a certain organisation to people who travelled as a pelgim to Lourdes. NLD or NDL ....Notre Dame de Lourdes.

On the other hand, if it would be a Li?ge Defenders medal, I doubt the maker ( Jos. Sandre, Li?ge) would use a Dutch word (nationaal)in a Waloon medal?

Kind regards,

Jef

Hallo Jef...

Only thing I can tell you'll probably have found out for yourself already : gratitude medal 1940-1945 given by the municipality of St-Amandsberg but more specific????

Thank you, Roel. At first I thought about Mons, the capital of Hainault, but since I did'nt found any point of contact ( the shield shows a Flemish lion and there is no church in Mons dedicated to Saint Amandus) I also tried St-Amandsberg. I found the front of the medal is the heraldic shield of St-Amandsberg, a village which is part of Ghent. Yesterday I went to a military fair in Zillebeke ( like i told you) to see a friend who is policeman in Ghent. He confirmed the frontside of the medal is the heraldic sign of St-Amandsberg, but could'nt give any further details like colours ( blue/white) of the ribbon, or the reason why the medal was given. I was going to answer my own question this evening, but you where first. Again,thank you for your reaction.

Jef

Dear Gents,

Again I'm lost in the jungle of Belgian non-official medals. Is there anyone who can ID this medal?

with kind regards,

Jef

Hi Jef,

I think Thats why You couldn't find this breadbag on the freewebs.com/abl1940/uitrustingwebbing site ->

http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...ad.php?t=243052

Hello Tom,

We are learning every day.... Thank you for posting that link.

kind regards,

Jef

enclosed is the reverse of the Belgian war items

Jef

Dear Rittmeister,

Thank you for the scan of your medal. Beautiful piece, I must say. I agree these medals must have been sold as fund raisers and does not have any official character. But I must add French as well as British ( or made for UK residents) pieces exists. And you can find "war" as well as "post-war" items.

kind regards,

Jef

Hello again Rittmeister,

Your medal also might be a patriotic medal. I enclosed some examples. I remember as child, relatives, veterans of the Great War wore such patriotic medals on the chain of their pocket watch.

Jef

Hello Rittmeister,

I'm afraid I can't answer your question, but I'm interested in that kind of medals. Have some of those medals myself and so far, wasn't able to find any catalogues nor other information.

Does your medal has a ribbon or is it a medal with an eyelet. As an example I enclosed a religious medal with ribbon.

A scan of your medal would be helpful.

Jef

Hello Fanatic6,

Thank you for posting this breadbag. Although I saw many Belgian breadbags before, I never saw one like this with a net or string bag. The stamp seems authentic and the bag seem professionally made. I only can recommend you this Belgian website: http://www.freewebs.com/abl1940/uitrustingwebbing.htm .The website is written in Dutch, but "Broodzak" means breadbag, and you will be able to see several models.

With kind regards,

Jef

Hello Tony,

I have put the fuze of my grenade on the scanner, in this way you can compare.

Jef

Hello again Tony,

Think this also might help you to restore the grenade.

with kind regards from Flanders,

Jef

Good tip Chris.

It took a while to find someone with a M16X1 fine thread die, but managed to borrow one earlier today. I now need to try some body - nipple colour matching.

Tony

Hello Tony,

I have put the fuze of my grenade on the scanner, in this way you can compare.

Jef

In 1914 Great Britain sent volunteer surgeons and Nurses to serve with the Belgian military in Antwerp under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth and the Duchess de Vendome there story was written in two books (see details below). Interesting enough Marie Curie served in the BFH.

In my collection I have a single British War medal which was awarded to the Commandant (Herbert W Morrison) which is unusual as they were serving in a Belgian unit under Belgian Command and by rights should only have been awarded Belgian awards, I have not been able to find out any information about Morrison but welcome your thoughts, Paul

Hello Dante,

Have sent a PM.

Jef

Belgian commemorative 1830 medal/coin

this medal was produced in 1905 for commemorating the 75 years of Belgian independance.

The medal is bronze and has a diameter of 7 cm.

It was designed by C. Devreese.

The front shows King Leopold I and the years 1830-1905.

The back shows a tree with a shield/weapon in front of it and a Lion and women with a banner walking towards a sun which is setting over the sealine and it has the year 1930 in it, this symbolises the road to a century of independance.

The medal has a dark-green colored leather box with a shield/weapon on it and the years 1830-1905.

Nice piece, Roeland. But I'm afraid the front is showing Leopold II. Was this medal meant for civilians, politicians?

Kind regards,

Jef

It's only marked "silver" in raised letters next to the catch.

Hello Peter,

In my book : Military " Sweetheart" Brooches, written by K.W. Jarmin I saw a brooch almost similar to yours.

When I look to info about n? 114 I can read: Silver. Pilots Wings. Translucent Enamelling. There are various types of Pilots Wings in Silver and normal enamelling. Also in Basemetal and enamel. The approx. value is 12? ( but I have to add, this publication is from 1981)

With kind regards from Flanders,

Jef

just realized that this thread is over a year old - sorry guys

Hardy

Hello Hardy,

Thank you for offering help, but meanwhile I found everything I need.

With kind regards from Flanders,

Jef

Thanks Hendrik, this makes it a bit completer for every one here, including me.

Any photos or more info is welcome.

Hello Wilco,

I believe I posted this ribbon on another occasion....

kind regards,

Jef

Hello Scott,

I think it's a bayonet for the French M 1892 Mousqueton ( Berthier). Have a similar one....as rusty as yours, but with a rather clean blade. The scabbard must have protected the blade from rust, I guess. Concerning the grips, I think someone tried to restore the bayonet and put some (new)wooden grips on the bayonet with glue. Normally the grips are fastened with two grip securing bolts.

Kind regards,

Jef

"German Military Fighting knives 1914-1945 "(G. A. Hughes)is still on front of me. Needed for a post early this evening.

I' afraid it only shows one item, but there is an appendix with makers of fighting knives in common. If you want me to, I'll post it.

Kind regards,

Jef

And of course some explanation....

Jef

How many types / makers of garvity knives were there, please?

Cheers,

John

"German Military Fighting knives 1914-1945 "(G. A. Hughes)is still on front of me. Needed for a post early this evening.

I' afraid it only shows one item, but there is an appendix with makers of fighting knives in common. If you want me to, I'll post it.

Kind regards,

Jef

And also found another similar one.

Best regards,

Jef

So you don't think it's a standard kitchen knife then? I'm just wondering if was done post war for hunting or something.

Tony

Hello Tony,

According to my " German Military Fighting knives '14/'45 ( By Gordon A. Hughes, 1992), I made some scans. Maybe you can check the measures.

Jef

Nice photographs, Rick.

German soldiers were not the only ones who appreciated a glass of beer. This pic came from a familyalbum of a Belgian WWI nurse. Hope these drinking Belgian soldiers match your thread.

Jef

Hello Joel,

This POW has been through a lot....

Jef

That is just "German Reich Patent," Tabbies do overlap:

You can always tell a tab-back bar, even from the front, since the tops of each ribbon are not level across the top of the whole bar-- as they are with sewn-on mountings-- but each medal is sewn all by itself to the prong backed plate and then fitted to the metal slot back whole bar plate. Notice the "fit" on this one.

Thank you for your clarifying answer, Rick

Jef