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YES, we can - especially when showing such a rare bar! Thanks for showing ?- a great start into the week, Andreas! Cheers westfale

Nice bars, KIR! Here the LDA2 as a "really" small one - and from GODET:

Hi Sascha, sorry for the mistake - but I have read at Ohm-Hieronymussen (p. 31) that "...Badische Offiziere erhielten die preussischen Auszeichnungen." and thought they got the cross for 2o years as 1st class. you know it better - thanks for the correction! J?rgen

magnificant, absolut fantastic - thanks for showing both sides and congratulations for this award! This for you? ?- and cheers! westfale p.s.: here another interesting piece - this time from the grand-dutchy of baden, also enamel and also 2nd class of the landwehr-dienstauszeichnung:

Amazing additions, wild card and cartoonman! ?Both decoration are really not often to see? - thanks for showing! Could both of you post also the rearside, pls? Thanks westfale

To keep this thread alive, I would like to show you my newest piece: Prussia, long service award 3rd class, here with black enamel. I like all these wonderful enamel made versions you get f.e. from prussia- hope, you too, as any comments are welcome! regards westfale P.S.: I forgot to ask WNickel for a more detailed picture of his two pieces for comparison - is it possible, Werner?

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Hi! Two of mine, one with the rare 1866-non-combattant-cross, the other with the "normal" one. Hope you like them, too! regards westfale

To hold this treat alive... I would like to show you two bavarian. On the right the LS-Bar for the Landwehr, 2nd class. On the left - not often seen - the "normal" LS-Bar, given for 15 years of service, also bavarian. If anyone could show me his bar, especially the 1st class: you are welcome! regards westfale

Hi Jim, if it looks like this one (attached image, source wikipedia) then google for "Detachement von Randow" and you will get a lot of information about. regards westfale

Hi! Because of a search I would like to ask you for assistance: Does anyone of you have an bavarian long service bar - not the medal - 1st, 2nd or 3rd class and could show me a picture of it? Thanks a lot for your help! westfale

Hi! In my post "http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=1471&view=findpost&p=317821" here in the imperial section, part: "show your minis" I show you?one of my mini's. According to this I? would like to ask about dating my godet-mini. Is there a chance due to the type of the rear of the button to find out a period of time in which this was made? I show again a detailed scan of its here. Thanks a lot for your help! regards westfale

Hi! A few days ago I could buy at our local flea market this bavarian bar; I knew it's an "Landwehr"-Bar 2nd class in it's first variation given till 1913. But - does anyone of you have a little bit more information about manufacturer or date of manufacturing? Or does anyone have one to show for comparison? Here I found only a frontside picture, but not a rearside. Thanks a lot for help, comments, a picture... regards westfale

Hi Peter, this is the mini of the prussian service-bar 2nd class (for 15 years); black (=iron) border for 3rd, white (=silver) for 2nd and yellow (=gold) for 1st class. here the mini (without bar) for the 3rd class: regards westfale

And it's back:

After receiving this wounderful mini from Godet I would like to show it. It is amazing how detailed the enamel part is, especially if you know its measurement of 15x5mm! In the past years I have seen a handfull painted, but no one with enamel, so it took not much time to buy... First the front, 2nd rearside. Hope you like it, too... regards westfale

Hi all, reading this interesting topic I would like to show a picture of my medal, last year found by a well know dealer; I think in really good condition, so I bought the medal ASAP. Where is the difference between private purchased medals and give by officials? regards westfale

Hi, to compare it,?here the?EK 1st class; on the left an "schinkel"-cross and on the right the "normal" one. regards westfale

Really? great pic,?especially with all the awards for Spain/Crimea etc! Congratulation! Regards westfale

Hi! I've read today about an "book" from the Ruhl Verlag, Leipzig, printed in germany 1915 with some paintings of prussian orders and decorations, called "Preussische Orden und Ehrenzeichen". Does anyone of you have one or more scans of these? Thanks a lot in advance westfale

Given 1870/71 or during ww1 - it's an amazing piece! Really great medal - Congratulations! :cheers:

Yes, it's soldered at the silver medal.

Hi! After waiting a long time (the price... ) and now receiving this beautiful Milit?r-Ehrenzeichen 2. Klasse - and after reading some of the post here - I would like to ask about the time it was made. I see after 1866 due to the "greater" ring - but is there any possibility to say pre 1914 or to put it into a special period of time? Thanks for help!

Thanks, Rick - too bad, not to see some more details; is there something more to see on the picture which can help me to identify one of the man?