Kev in Deva

That's it from now on all my euro coins will be suspect, especially the French, Russian & Chinese Euro ones Kevin in Deva.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! the garlic flavoured Guinness. . . . just like back in the old country Kevin in Deva

"Swaab" a good old Irish name I am sure, probably related to myself through 100 cousins 10 X 10 removed, I would glad to look after them for a long lost relation and proudly wear them on St.Pats day in Transylvania, Kevin "avast there ye Swabb" in Deva. Transylvania (Irish Secction).

Hallo Gents, was there not a flight related Imperial Navy insignia with a sitting hawk / eagle looking off into the distance??? Something along the lines of a pilots badge or so?? the design of the bird is somewhat similar. listed under: Waffenabzeichen der Marine 3283 Abzeichen f?r Beobachter auf Marineflugzeugen, 1915 - 1919. Pictured on page 441 in the 2005 - 2006 pocket catalog by J?rg Nimmergut. And under the III Reich section, of the same book, pictured on page 545, Fliegererinnerungsabzeichen, 1935 - 1944: 4024 Fliegererinnerungsabzeichen, Kevin in Deva.

And a very beautiful design Kevin in Deva

Hallo Gents just a thought but is there any evidence to show that: A. there were Jewelers copies* made of the 1914 EK II for people who did not wish to lose or damage their originals. B. as oppossed to out and out FAKE items, I mean the WW1 EKII I & II Class were issued in the hundreds of thousands. C. that cast or stamped one-piece were manufactured near the end of WW1. Post WW1, during WW2 or Post 1945. The detail on the crosses posted is of a very good quality, and would have entailed some work, where as the faker has mostly, and admittedly not always, been shown up for sloppy hand-work on the smaller, finer details of the item. Any info would be appriciated, Kevin in Deva.

Hallo PK, I have uploaded the correct picture now, with regards the cross. Kevin in Deva.

The Rear: even at this size its possible to see the line that runes through the cross from top to bottom, mentioned in the post Kevin in Deva

Hallo Gentlemen, could I trouble you for your opinion on this piece, its an EK II one piece casting. It weighs: 21 gram Measures: 43 X 43mm not including the ribbon ?se mounts. Painted black pebbled core (the paint job does not quite meet the edge of the silver rim.) On the rear there is a fine line in the casting starting at the extreme right-hand edge of the crown, touch es the edge of the "W", follows along the right edge of the middke oakleaf and passes through the middle of the "3" in "1813" before continuing on down to the bottom rim Any opinions welcome. Front View: Kevin in Deva

Some detail of the clasp & pin, please excuse the odd angle Kevin in Deva

The rear, the black "patina" could be the result of a chemical treatment, I am not sure, and welcome any comments with regards this item, it was obtained in Bavaria about 4 years ago. Kevin in Deva

Hallo KSG With regards your item, a copy or repair to the clasp on a 1957 EK 1 Version?? I add here pictures of a non vaulted 1957 EK 1 in my possesion it measures 44mm X 44mm and has no apparant maker marks, the front silver frame on the top rim as a "o" which leads me to believe it was original manufactured for a II Class award. The paint is a powdery Satin black, and very evenly applied to the cross. I will post a shot of the rear next. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Gents, just seen on the web: U.S. awards Air Medals to 35 Danish pilots in war on terror. KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany ? http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section...p;article=42623 The U.S. Air Force awarded U.S. Air Medals to 35 Danish F-16 fighter pilots who flew in support of the war on terrorism. Gen. Tom Hobbins, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander, flew to Skrydstrup, Denmark, to present the medals to the pilots last Tuesday, according to an Air Force press release. The Danish pilots were part of the 376th Air Expeditionary Operation Group at Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan, according to Lt. Col. Kurt Marisa, the U.S. air attache to Denmark. The pilots qualified for the medal because they flew at least 15 hours of aerial operations in a hostile combat zone, according to the release. The pilots flew nearly 900 mission hours over Afghanistan during their deployment. END OF ARTICLE - Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Tony, I believe it has to be a commeratice piece, the dates are for the start and finish of WW1 2 AOUT 1914 - 11th NOV 1918. Kevin in Deva.

The coin or Table-Medal are from around 1920 very early, nasty racist propaganda against the French black colonial troops who were stationed as occupation troops, but also against the fact that Germany was occupied. On this one, depicted on the roof of the house to the right can clearly be seen the words "LUST HAUS FUR NIGER" which would indicate a brothel for black troops. They are also depicted as raping the flower of German maidenhood. This is the first time I have seem this particular type, but a more common type offered frequently on ebay, shows the Adrian helmeted head of a Negro Colonial Soldier on one-side, and a young teenage German girl shackled to a large phalus. SEE ALSO: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=12295 They not my cup of tea to collect so its hard for me to place a value. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Laurence, presuming Mr. Thompson is the afore mentioned muscle car auto-parts dealer, I also presume he dosent give away the auto-parts to people who want to preserve muscle-cars, no I imagine he sells his items to the public for a big fat fee. The current owner of this medal wants to sell his item, which happens to be a medal, which it appears he legaly accquired, if the Canadian Government and Public are so concerned about it, then they should make an offer. The majority of a countrys decoration both military and civil end up going for sale as the reciepiant or the reciepiants family require money, either to help buy the basics, provide for medical bills, etc..etc... eventualy they get into the hands of proffesional dealers who are only interested in big money. A Government Fund should have been established to acquire these items for the Nation and less whinging from people when an object is placed for sale. Kevin in Deva

Hallo Chris, with regards this medal and bar I located this online: 28. Egypt, 1882?1889.?Awarded by Queen Victoria, 1882. Obverse: Head of Queen Victoria as in the West African Medal. Legend: VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX. Reverse: A Sphinx; above, EGYPT; below, 1882. Ribbon: Blue, with two white stripes, forming five i-inch stripes (Plate I.). Clasps: ALEXANDRIA, 11th July;. TEL-EL-KEBIR, SUAKIN, 1884; ELTEB, TAMAAI, EL-TEB-TAMAAI, THE NILE, 1884?85; ABU KLEA, KIRBEKAN, SUAKIN, 1885; TOFREK, GEMAIZAH, 1888; TOSKI, 1889. This medal was first awarded (Admiralty Circular, Oct. 1882 ; G.O. by the commander-in-chief, Oct. 17, 1882; and G.O. by governor-general of India, Oct. 27, 1882); to all the Forces, naval and military, present and serving in Egypt between July 16, and Sep. 14, 1882. The first two clasps were also given with this issue. One military officer (Major-General Sir A. B. Tulloch, then of the Welsh Regiment) received the clasp " Alexandria, 11th July," as he was serving in the fleet as military adviser to Admiral Sir Beauchamp Seymour. A second issue was made in 1884, and with it the next four clasps were given; " Suakin, 1884," for those who landed at Suakin or Trinkitat between Feb. 19 and March 26, 1884, was, however, only given to those with the 1882 medal, those not so possessed receiving the medal without a clasp. A third issue was made in 1885, the next five clasps accompanying it. The Nile; 1884?85," was given to those who served south of Assouan on or before March 7, 1885; " Suakin, 1885," to those who were engaged in the operations at Suakin between March and May 14, 1885; but the former clasp was only to go to those already possessed of the medal, others received the medal only. The medal alone was also given to all on duty at Suakin between March 27, 1884, and May 14, 1885. No medals were issued with single clasps' for " Tofrek," recipients of which also got clasp " Suakin, 1885," or " Abu Klea " and "Kirbekan," recipients of which got also clasp " The Nile, 1884?85." In 1886, the medal without was' issued to those who had not previously received it and had served at, and south of Wady Haifa, between Nov. 30, 1885 and Jan. 11, 1886, but no clasps went with this issue, although the operations included the battle of Ginnis. The last issue was made in 1890. The medal with clasp " Gemaizah, 1888 ," to all who were present at that action near Suakin, Dec. 20, 1888; the medal alone to all employed on the Nile at, and south of Korosko, on Aug. 3, 1889, and with clasp "Toski, 1889," to all present at that action, Aug. 3, 1889. Besides those already enumerated who received the medal without clasp, it was given to officers of hired transports of the mercantile marine, to some civilians, native and European, to the Australian contingent that landed at Suakin, and to the Canadian boatmen employed on the Nile. In fact, not far short of fifty thousand of these "medals have been struck, and the numbers issued have exceeded that of any other medal with the exception of that given for the South African War. Seven clasps: " Tel-el-Kebir," " Suakin, 1884 "; " El-Teb-Tamaai " " The Nile, 1884?85 "; " Abu Klea " " Gemaizah, 1888 " ; and "Toski, 1889," were awarded to one officer, Major Beech, late 10th Hussars, who also received the Bronze Star with the clasp Tokar, 1890." The medal with six clasps was earned by four men of the 19th Hussars who were Lord Wolseley's orderlies, and who after having earned the first five clasps enumerated in Major Beech's medal, went with Lord Wolseley to Suakin and so got the " Suakin, 1885 " clasp. From / Source: http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/correction/e...ontent_id=19639 ALSO: "The Mahdi died of smallpox in June, 1885, and was succeeded by Khalifa Abdullah el Taashi. From 1885 to December, 1888, there was considerable fight?ing in Egypt and the Sudan for which no bars were awarded, so we can skip that period and return to Suakin in December, 1888, where General Sir Francis Grenfell had arrived with a combined British and Egyptian force, which was as usual surrounded by dervishes. On 20th December he made a sortie and defeated them at Gemaizah, after which the troops at Suakin were again withdrawn except for a small garrison." From / Source: http://www.pinetreeweb.com/bp-brother-baden-egypt.htm I hope its some help. Kevin in Deva.

Hallo Ed, from what I recal reading online last year some Canadian M.P.s have proposed introducing a law to stop Canada's Military heritage from being sold out of the country to "Foreigners". Perhaps some of our Canadian members could fill us in on what happened with the proposal? Kevin in Deva

Hallo Gents, Nice set of items very unique to one man, the red cheverons on the right sleeve, I believe to indicate years of service. Hallo L-K, thanks for the input and I stand corrected Kevin in Deva

Hallo Graham, is this any better for you to copy?? Kevin in Deva

I think its a big brother to this Krupps Mountain Gun from WW1, this example with the pre WW2 Romanian Mountain-troops. Kevin in Deva.

Dear Sir, I stand by what I posted, when you post such as "The US-Airforce destroyed a lot of our country and killed thousends of civilian people." I would like to see you as the original poster of the thread provide some concrete figures to back up your claim, you could have posted the words "many" or "hundreds" or even "hundreds of thousands". As its you making the claim the responsibility lies with you to back it up, and not merely pass it off with a"BTW: You will find a lot of material and a lot of open sources (also NATO & US!) in the internet." I have more to do than search for info to back up your claims. Post with such claims are highly irresponsible and eventualy lead to such heated exchanges as we have witnessed here, and the type of exchange which are all to common on some of the lesser controled forums on the net. yours, Kevin A. Ryan (Kev in Deva)

Gentlemen, if I may be so bold, with regards this thread: As the topics being discussed here are about military history, and most of the time the discussion stays within the boundries as laid down by the owners of the site. Point 1, I think its grossly unfair to say the site is only Pro USA, this forum is one of the best, mainly for keeping the political Bullshine out of the posts, and maintaing a neutural stance. Point 2, such statements as "The US-Airforce destroyed a lot of our country and killed thousends of civilian people. I feel are totaly unfounded, if you are gong to post figures, then please post factual amounts and sources. Point 3, Wikepidea is not the Gospel when it comes to quoting "Facts and Figures" as it is too easily manipulated. If you feel Mr. Zulus you have to leave the forum, then its your choice, as nobody here forces you to do anything except follow the clear rules of the forum. And no, I am not pro anything, or anybody, I consider myself a student of military history. Kevin in Deva.

From: Wound Medals, Insignias And Next of Kin Awards Of The Great War, by Arthur H. Houston & Vicken Koundakjian. Published by OMSA Book Service 1995. Page 22, (French Section): " . . . . Similar awards were also created for civilians wounded by enemy action. A wound ribbon was authorised on 1 July, 1918. This was 37mm wide with a central 10mm yellow stripe, flanked by 9mm blue stripes. On either side of the latter are a pair of approximately 2.5mm yellow stripes inset 2mm from the edge of the ribbon. A five pointed star in white enamel is centered on the ribbon. A medal similar to the military wound medal was established. Several variations are known, the most common being a five pointed white enamelled 35mm star, edged in gilt, resting on a laurel and oak leaf wreath (Figure 11). Purves (1975) notes that the youngest individual qualifying for this award was a two-month old infant, one of the 620 civilians killed or injured during the German bombardment of Paris 1918." Kevin in Deva

Hallo Darrell, To my eyes the 2006 edition was in full-colour. have yet to see any info on the 2007 one. Kevin in Deva