Kev in Deva

Hallo militaria0815 Tom Y is reffering to the difference between the two lions of BAVARIA & HESSEN, and the fact that the HESSIAN lion has MORE TAILS!! He is not in fact contradicting your post. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Roeland, thats a very nice piece, Is there any markings on the back?? I am sure some of our more knowledgeable members will be able to tell you about it. Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Roeland, It is also quite frequently described on Ebay auctions as a military medal as well, thats how many moons ago, I bought one, long before, I became aware of this great G.M.I.C. Forum. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Roeland it is not a military award its given for exemplary attendance at work. As a reward for good attendance and work practise. Kevin in Deva.

More correctly the Belgium Decotration for Labour I Class. denoted by the Gold Crown abd Rosette on the ribbon. II Class is in silver with no Rosette on the ribbon. No military connectiion what ever by the way. Kevin in Deva.

As its got Krieger Kamaradschaft (HASSIA) on it, its connected to a War Veterans Association. So, its not in fact a Military Order at all. Kevin in Deva.

German Civil Shooting Association Award. I think K.K.S.A. had something to do with "Kleine Kalibar" ?, ?, Small Bore shooting section If its for the military, why are the men depicted in Civil Attire?? I have this one for a Baden Shooting Club.* *as Hardy correctly informed me the medal is actually connected to W?rrtemberg, comes from living next door in Bavaria close too the now-joined state of Baden-Wurrtemberg Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Troy, Its the: Kriegsdenkm?nze 1870 / 71 f?r K?mpfer, mit Randinschrift "AUS EROBERTEM GESCH?TZ" 1871 - 1872. OR 1871 / 72 Franco-Prussian War Medal for Combatant, with the side engraving: loose translation "From our Enemy Weapons made". Kevin in Deva.

Hallo lazyschnauzer Its a great piece, I think Chris is commeting on the colour, as the pictures are a tad dark, I highlighted this one slightly. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Peter J the center shield with Blue and white does denote the state of Bavaria on your item. This nice one I saw recently on Ebay, but it had just sold Its for 25 years in the State of Saxony Firebrigade Kevin in Deva.

Another offer on Ebay with documentation; Kevin in Deva.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=009 Seller Blurb: Bayerisches Milit?rVerdienstKreuz 1ter Klasse mit Schwertern und Krone, Zentrum emailliert, Herstellerzeichen D (f?r Deschler, M?nchen) auf der R?ckseite der Schwerter, insgesamt sehr gut erhalten, siehe Bilder! Kevin in Deva.

Charles honours regiments merger. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20070901...-6323e80_1.html The Prince of Wales has praised the valour of service personnel deployed overseas during a ceremony to merge three historic British Army regiments. Hundreds of current and former soldiers attended the event at Tamworth Castle in Staffordshire, which marked the formation of the new Mercian Regiment. Charles told soldiers bathed in bright sunshine on the castle's parade ground, that he had no doubt that they would "stand firm and strike hard" in their new unit. The ceremony saw the formal "re-badging" of the Cheshire Regiment, the Staffordshire Regiment, the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters and their associated Territorial Army battalion. The Prince, the Colonel-in-Chief of the Cheshire Regiment and of the Mercians, said: "This solemn and historic occasion will mark the start of another chapter in the long story of loyal service to the Crown that is the history of the English county regiments. I have no doubt that the Mercian Regiment will stand firm and strike hard just as its predecessor regiments did in all four corners of the world." He added: "The Mercian Regiment is being born in an era when the British Army is displaying daily the very best qualities of bravery, loyalty and dogged perseverance in the most impossible and dangerous circumstances. "I have nothing but the most profound admiration for the sheer resilience being displayed by all our people on operations." The Prince also presented service medals and commendations to a number of soldiers during the parade, after which serving soldiers and ex-servicemen paraded through the centre of Tamworth. The three regular Army units which merging today are: the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment, which will become 1st Battalion (Cheshires) the Mercian Regiment; the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment, which will become 2nd Battalion (Worcesters and Foresters) the Mercian Regiment; and the Staffordshire Regiment, which will become 3rd Battalion (Staffords) the Mercian Regiment. Additionally, the Territorial Army's West Midland Regiment will become 4th Battalion the Mercian Regiment. One of the units, the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters, also performed a similar ceremony at their base in Lashkar Gar, Afghanistan. - - - - - END OF ARTICLE - - -- Kevin in Deva.

ilclifton Many thanks again for the information with regards this Italian pin, it belongs to a good friend of mine here in Deva and I will tell him about it. I find its better to ask here at GMIC if an item has a military connection, because sooner or later we get a member who knows about the item. Pity its not military but thats the way it goes sometime. Kevin in Deva

Of course they carried on into the 1930's as well: Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Gents Again I am not a TR expert but; Is it just my eyes or is the work around the swastikas rather shoddy as well? Hallo StephenB, welcome to the GMIC a piece of advice often given here at GMIC and its timeless: "Buy the piece not the story" sellers claims often lie in the domain of pure fantasy and childrens nursery ryhmes. Hopefully you will recourse to get your hard earned cash back from the seller. Research and more research also helps. Kevin in Deva.

Gentlemen, I believe a "strapper" would have been connected to leather harness making, for use with supply waggons. But, stand open to correction. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Marco Welcome to the forum and thank you very much for identifying this pin, please tell us what your main interests are when you have a moment or two to spare. Kevin in Deva.

Post 38:- On the right side of the chest the 1897 Centenery for Kaiser Wilhelm I Birthday, the ribbon is actually yellow but colour tones came out different with regards Black & White, on his left breast a Prussian service "Schnalle" for more details on these please see: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3024 Kevin in Deva.

Post 48:- Medals are left to right: The Emperor Franz Josef Jubilee Medal for the 50th Anniversary of the Kaiser's reign (1848-1898), commonly called the "Signum Memoriae" medal, for military personnel it is all red. The other is the 60th jubilee cross was instituted by Emperor Franz Joseph on 14 August 1908 for 60th anniversary of his Reign. The ribbon being white with two thin red stripes. More pictures of these particular medals can be seen in our Austrian section. Kevin in Deva.

Hallo love4history, Sorry to say I didnt get it, I like the design though, Can you give any link to the regulations concerning this item? It seems a lot of bother to just give a badge out to a soldier who was recovering from wounds, when a leave / convalescent pass would have had to have been issued as a matter of course? Kevin in Deva.

This one was recently offered for sale on Ebay, it was attributed to a Mr. Charles Dewaet, who worked as a spy!!. Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Troy, sorry for the mis-understanding, the plain bar is probably for "X" amount of service and the other bar the next highest grade for continued Service. Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Troy, the smaller bar is just a ribbon bar for wear when the medal is not required to be worn. Kevin in Deva.

CAROL TROOP CROSS / KARLTRUPPEN KREUZ, a quick look under the "Austrian" section will give you lots of info. Kevin in Deva.