Great Cart de Visite with Medalbar

[Herr General]

Just saw this one on ebay. Great photo! Is this bar researchable?

http://cgi.ebay.com/SUPERB-VINT-1860s-CDV-...oQQcmdZViewItem

[Herr General]

What is the cloth star on his chest ?

[Wild Card]

The cloth insignia is most likely a Johiniter Cross which figures, considering his non combat EK and the Rechstritter badge worn at the neck

Edited September 8, 2006 by Wild Card

[Mike Dwyer]

You'll notice the cross is on his epaulettes and buttons too. He's wearing a uniform from either the Johnitter Order or of the Knights of Malta, depending on whether he was Protestant or Catholic.

[saschaw]

I'd think he's a Protestant as his neck badge looks much more like the Prussian Johanniter Rechtsritter than any of the Malta.

BTW, has the Malta order also such an cloth star?

[Daniel Cole]

would this picture or officer be pre 1897 and the Ek and 1870? Also check out the interesting buttons.

Dan

[Mike Dwyer]

I'd think he's a Protestant as his neck badge looks much more like the Prussian Johanniter Rechtsritter than any of the Malta.

BTW, has the Malta order also such an cloth star?

Of course, you are correct! I was in a hurry this morning and didn't really look at his neck cross carefully. The Order of Malta has fleur-de-lis between the arms and the Johanniter Order has eagles, so he is Johanniter.

I've never seen the Malta knights with a white cloth cross, but I was just thinking if the Johanniter Order did it in Germany, perhaps the Malta Order did too. I believe I was wrong though.