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It is the mantle and neck cross of the SMOTJ / OSMTH - The Sovereign Military Order of the Order of Jerusalem, also known as the Knights Templar. Not to be confused with the Masonic Templars, the SMOTH was a refounded Knights Templar from 1804 in France and now primarily based in the USA with international membership of about 5000. I am one myself. The Lorainne cross is mostly used by their American knights. Europeans use the cross pattee or Maltese cross. See: http://www.osmth.org/
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Unknown French General for ID Please
Gold Party Pin Guy replied to Gold Party Pin Guy's topic in France
Interesting - at first glance it certainly seems like Gen. Maurice Etienne Gérard is wearing the St Joachim star under his Legion of Honour, and got very excited. I tracked down a close up and it sadly is not. Many thanks, Stephen -
Unknown French General for ID Please
Gold Party Pin Guy replied to Gold Party Pin Guy's topic in France
Hi Cuss, Many thanks again. I found this portrait of Fernig (and bought it for my collection). You can see his St Joachim order off the bottom right of the page. Now to track down Thierry. Thanks, Stephen -
Unknown French General for ID Please
Gold Party Pin Guy replied to Gold Party Pin Guy's topic in France
Not dead - just forgotten by all but you and me! Many, many thanks. I collect images of the St Joachim in wear, and am always looking for new leads. Can I ask where you found this information? -
Hi John, I don't worry about being disagreed with, except when it is by you. I'll explain a couple of things I like and am happy to discuss. The Fuess badge has the thin letters under the red of a real Fuess (the "I" is like a spike, and the "H" has sharp feet. The "P" has a square top). No fake I have seen has reproduced these - yet. The top right laurel leaf of the wreath has a large lobe to the bottom. There is no sign of lines over the leaves themselves and the base metal is exactly what I'd expect to see under the gilding with wear. On the pinplate, the maker name and wording is stamped off-centre - a feature of originals - and the "C" in Munchen is rounder than it is tall. On the large badge, I think the front is the victim of a poor scan, but the letters and wreath look right. The "T" in "SOZIALISTISCHE" looks like a rock-hammer (a slightly deformed top), as it should on originals. On the back, the pinplate has a slightly uneven bottom edge, as it should be. All fakes I have seen have a smooth and straight bottom edge. I don't like pointing all this out, as some of these are not well known ways of detecting the fakes. I have never seen fakes that have got all these things right, so that is why I think these are fine.
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I'm kicking myself - I had a full copy of the official newspaper of the NSDStB at one time full of photos, and it has disappeared. I'll go looking in all my boxes, but it hasn't been seen in quite a while. If it shows up I'll scan some of the photos. The cover I remember had a large photo of a line of older university students in brown shirt and black pants with NSDStB armbands, the belt with buckle and member pin on the (black?) tie.