Imperial Award Game Time

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

Rick, Stogieman, refrain please for a few days... I'm curious what the other members see here.

I discovered this a few years ago. What did I discover. It's all in the photo...

You may, you should, be very surprised. Might make you look twice next time you get ready to lay down a $25,000 bill.

[Jacky]

Unknown as I'm...

Perhaps the oakleaves to a Pour le Merite?

Kind regards,

Jacky

[Chris Boonzaier]

One copy, one original?

USd25 000 ? dont think I will be laying that down for either... to much other stuff to buy :-)

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

Unknown as I'm...

Perhaps the oakleaves to a Pour le Merite?

Kind regards,

Jacky

Yes, PlM oakleaves, and? Which?

[Jacky]

hummmm....

Could they be..... Your ancestor's PLM's oakleaves??

General von Etzel??

[Daniel Murphy]

Does it have anything to do with what appears to be markings on them.

Dan

Edited November 8, 2006 by Daniel Murphy

[Ralph A]

... ?

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

Ralph, you got something there? My ancestor's, yes, but that's not the point. Having them in hand prompted the discovery. Has a lot to do with a PlM yes, and...

Purposely, do NOT let angles deceive you.

Edited November 8, 2006 by Brian von Etzel

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

More straight on of the two oaks

Don't need much of a medal to compare to determine if from the same die when you have pebbles. Anyone disagree these come from the same die?

Edited November 8, 2006 by Brian von Etzel

[Ralph A]

[Tom Y]

The dots are pretty convincing. I'd say the left hand one a modern copy from the original, slightly reworked, die

[Ralph A]

Here is a detailed view of the reverse...

[JimZ]

Do I get this right.....$25,000 for oak leaves......???

Jeeesh! Guess that would help to buy some some of the heavier artillery in Soviet ODM....

......Going out in the forrests to find me that silver oak leaf....or two!

Jim

Edited November 9, 2006 by jimzammit

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

No Tom and Ralph's is NOT a copy either.

[gregM]

Is one from a PLM and the other from a RAO ?

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

Right Greg

Dietrich put this map together to find the exact same patterns on the two oaks.

Edited November 10, 2006 by Brian von Etzel

[Guest Brian von Etzel]

Yes Greg, one of each and both from the same die.

[gregM]

The RAO was the only other award I could think of that used

the Prussion style of Oaks.