Steve K.

It is approx. 42 x 42 mm.

Having measured all my other Meck-Schw MVK1....they all appear to be the same size at approx. 42 x 42 mm.

Here is an unusual MVK1, marked Godet 800 on the thin, round, needle pin. It's dimensions are smaller than a normal Mecklenburg MVK1. Opinions appreciated.

The "4" in 1914 is not typical. It is closed, while most Meck-Schw MvKs are open at the top.

Heiko.....agreed. I didn't mean to say that Oldenburg isn't good, just not in my collecting field

125th anniversary pin by Deschler and Son but for which regiment, 90th?

Nice bar.....I agree, post 1934 bars don't have the attraction for my collecting preference but this combination is fun! Good score!

Thanks for your help Seeheld.....jumping back into collecting after a long hiatus and I'm very rusty....too bad it isn't Mecklenburg. I would love to add another to my collection but it is seems not today. 

Here's mine....wide, flat needle pin is silver. I'm not sure who/when produced.

My only other Bavarian bar

OK ....Thank you Chris and Andreas.

Is it odd for an officer not to have any awards?...this is essentially just service award for the unification and a long service award for 9 years.

Jumping back into collecting, I picked up this 2x Mecklenburg bar with original ribbons....in for the unification but out before the Franco-Prussian...please let me know your thoughts.

Obverse

Bavarian 2X

On ‎1‎/‎14‎/‎2016 at 17:18, Stogieman said:

 

Losing Rick L. really took the wind out of my sales and I've really struggled with wanting to continue staying active.

As far as Herr Weitze is concerned, he's a business man and I cannot fault him in a market-driven sale.

I'm with you on that one Rick......

Prices may have sky rocketed recently but it'll soon be realized that you can't eat or burn that militaria...........healthy markets (like militaria collecting) have a self-correcting behavior built into them.

I love the odd mix of recognizable awards and then the "unknowns".

Thanks Gordon. I would have never guess.

But what does the year signify?

Does anyone know this badge?

Thanks

Steve

Chris,

I agree....that's what I said when I got it.

It must have been cherished from a distance by the family before I got it. No buffing here!

Steve

Reverse photo

Seeing all the Bavaria lately, I'd like to add my own. A nice 2X bar by Weiss & Co. 950 marked and 900 on the swords.

Very nice bar!!

Beautiful condition!!

Hi guys,

I am on the fence with this one. Ultimately though, I think it is an original GWL badge, but that has been refinished to be an UQAG. John, have you ever seen an UQAG badge from any other maker other than Deumer?

Firstly, I agree with John that the eagle is a typical ROAG, but with the bolts filed off. The silver finish doesn't look like what I would expect from other GWL products, namely their AG and ROAG wreaths. Secondly, the black on the wreath also is not what I expect to see from GWL, looks too matt and subdued. Compare this to the finish they used on their typical ROAG and AG eagles, as well as their Para badge wreaths. Not consistent with the finish on those badges in my opinion.

And the rivets don't look to be textbook GWL. So my thought is that the eagle was removed, refinished and then put back onto the wreath with new rivets and given a look to simulate correct GWL rivets. But they don't look quite right.

Steve, some closeups of the rivets, and the hinge and catch with the pin open would give us more information to go on.

Thanks

Tom

I would have to disagree with much of what you said. I think the rivits are GWL. They have the typical GWL look. Colors look fine to me and compare to other UAG in finish.

I will post close up as requested over the weekend.

Thanks for the input,

Steve

IMO the badge is a poorly cast fake. Details are lacking to say the least and the reverse looks horrible.

I will disagree with you that it is a fake. Have you seen others?

What portion of the reverse "looks horrible"?

Steve

JTW

Very good! I've been schooled! -- and I'm the one in possession of the item for nearly 10yrs!

Sometimes I overlook the obvious.

Steve