Early long service awards

[Wild Card]

That is really a beautiful piece.

A lot of work went into making it, thanks for sharing it.

Thank you also for reopening this thread. I have to take a little trip to pick up

something that I think might fit in here.

Best wishes,

Wild Card

[Hugh]

Perhaps one of you can give me more detail on this one. I have it listed as Prussian Landwehr Dienstauzzeichnung II Klasse, Empire . It was given to me in the '80's by a old German refugee who only knew that it was from his father. I've forgotten where I came up with the name; possibly Jeff.

Hugh

[Guest Rick Research]

Yes, that is the M1913 "LD2." Landwehr Dienstauszeichnung II. Klasse.

[Hugh]

Thanks, Rick,

I assume it's probably fairly common.

Hugh

[Guest Rick Research]

Yes. I'm not current on going rates, but somewhere around either side of $30 I'd say, nicely mounted like that.

[Wild Card]

Here we are. Actually this old fellow has been posted before elsewhere; but I think he fits in this thread as well.

An 1833 - 1866 Brunswick officer?s 25 year service cross.

[RAO]

Perhaps one of you can give me more detail on this one. I have it listed as Prussian Landwehr Dienstauzzeichnung II Klasse, Empire . It was given to me in the '80's by a old German refugee who only knew that it was from his father. I've forgotten where I came up with the name; possibly Jeff.

Hugh

And you have a rare variant. Times compared with the form of other medals of this type. o) Greetings Mike

[Hugh]

Thanks for your comment, Mike. Is there a more specific way to describe this variant?

Hugh

[RAO]

I think it dates from the thirties, maybe from Deumer. Greetings Mike

[cartoonman]

So, does this little fellah qualify for this thread? Bavarian 40-year service...

---Cartoonman

Edited July 7, 2009 by cartoonman

[westfale]

Amazing additions, wild card and cartoonman! ?Both decoration are really not often to see? - thanks for showing! Could both of you post also the rearside, pls?

Thanks

westfale

[cartoonman]

Here's the backside of the XL (40-yr)... with the beautiful Bavarian shield... Yeah, it's a sweety!

---Cartoonman

[Solomon]

...my contribution to this nice theme...

[Solomon]

...and some minis :rolleyes:

[Wild Card]

Could both of you post also the rearside, pls?

Thanks

westfale

Thank you westfale. Per your request -

[westfale]

magnificant, absolut fantastic - thanks for showing both sides and congratulations for this award! This for you? ?- and cheers!

westfale

p.s.: here another interesting piece - this time from the grand-dutchy of baden, also enamel and also 2nd class of the landwehr-dienstauszeichnung:

Edited July 8, 2009 by westfale

[cartoonman]

This beautiful close up is an eye-opener--- especially before my first cuppa coffee! Thanks!

[saschaw]

p.s.: here another interesting piece - this time from the grand-dutchy of baden, also enamel and also 2nd class of the landwehr-dienstauszeichnung:

Actually not. Baden's LD came in only one class, so it's not a "2nd" class.

Lovely one, by the way. :cheers:

[westfale]

Hi Sascha,

sorry for the mistake - but I have read at Ohm-Hieronymussen (p. 31) that "...Badische Offiziere erhielten die preussischen Auszeichnungen." and thought they got the cross for 2o years as 1st class. you know it better - thanks for the correction!

J?rgen

[KIR]

Dienstauszeichnung (Unteroffiziere 3. Klasse f?r 9 Jahre)

Hossauer, Berlin around 1856-58.

Best regards,

Jens

[KIR]

... and this small one! ;)

[westfale]

Nice bars, KIR!

Here the LDA2 as a "really" small one - and from GODET:

Edited July 11, 2009 by westfale

[medalnet]

....moving away from Prussia to?

[Wild Card]

....moving away from Prussia to?

Got it - was not an easy one either. Should have been. My guess

is that for some reason these are quite rare. I won't name it now,

give someone else a shot at it.

[westfale]

YES, we can - especially when showing such a rare bar!

Thanks for showing ?- a great start into the week, Andreas! Cheers

westfale