HeikoGrusdat Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 For your pleasure - I found one more..........Wirklicher Geheimer Kriegsrat Leutnant der Landwehr a.D. FontaneSEHO at the neck but a lot of nice stuff on the bar....photo is taken 1904 in Kassel
Guest Rick Research Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 That's a very strange uniform with collar and cuff edging I've never seen before. Theodor Fontane was born in Berlin 3 November 1856.Hidden behind his 1897 Medal is a Schwarzburg Honor Cross 2nd Class and Waldeck Nerit Cross 3rd.He also upgraded his Red Eagle to 3rd with Bow by 1909 and had a Reuss Honor Cross 1st Class (Elder Line) and Weimar White Falcon-Commander, as well as a Prussian Landwehr Decoration 2nd Class I don't see in there.This sort of group illustrates the oddity of how each of the states awarded Orders. The Ernestine Commander grades were given to MAJORS and the equivalent-- while in just about every other state, neck crosses went to full Colonels.
HeikoGrusdat Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 ........and what is interesting for me also is the China medal he is wearing on his bar !!! :rolleyes:
David M Posted June 21, 2009 Posted June 21, 2009 WOW !!!!!!! Thank you very much for the name of Rocholl !!!Here is one more photo of him - not with Oldenburg pinback but with Oldenburg on the bar!!! The photo reminds me of a puupet I saw once. Cannot remember if it was a muppet or a freggle. Without ensulting the Reverend, the puppet I recall (only vaguely ofcourse) looks just like him with that chin, nose and the hair backwards.but that's just LOL, please forgive me :off topic:
Guest Rick Research Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 The Traveling Museum floated in to visit today on a cold, dank tide as the First Winter of 2009 refuses to withdraw. Here is an 1870 Meiningen Ernestine Medal to an old former career NCO still alive in 1913:Note that the thick silver date Spange has been punched right through the typical tin backing rather than simply folded around the ribbon. I'm surprised these were not pinned on or made to slide. BENDING them seems an awfully bad idea!
Guest Rick Research Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Closeup. I have no idea what the numbers awarded were for the 3 Duchies' 1870/71 Medals
Beau Newman Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 That's an interesting mounting of the 1870/71 swords bar. It appears that it penetrates the medal bar backing and is held in place with a wedge. Am I seeing this correctly?
Wild Card Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 (edited) Rick,You have all the luck. Another visit from the Traveling Museum,all I get for visitors is a couple of old Ernestine medals.Incidentally, how do you figure that that guy was still alive in 1913? Edited June 22, 2009 by Wild Card
saschaw Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Incidentally, how do you figure that that guy was still alive in 1913?It's the long service award new kind. ;)
HeikoGrusdat Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 ........very interesting!!! I had a 2-place 1870 medal bar once upon a time and there the 1870 Meiningen clasp was fixed exact the same way !!! :speechless1:
Christian L Posted June 22, 2009 Posted June 22, 2009 Just in 3rd place ... and not here yet (though on the way) ...
HeikoGrusdat Posted June 24, 2009 Posted June 24, 2009 really bad picture quality this time.... this paper has seen a lot of trouble and is nearly at the end of his life....some kind of civil navy captain with a 5-place medal bar : red eagle 4 , crown order 4 , DA or Landwehr-DA ??? , Oldenburg house order ??? and in last place the good old SEHOon his buttons is the same sign as on his cap - maybe the sign of his shipping company - looks like crossed key and anchor ........... no place , no name , nothing on it that helps.......
Guest Rick Research Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 I think that's Norddeutscher Lloyd, but hard to tell. Can't do civilians without a name, alas.BUT if that is a Prussian/Reichs LD1 "XX" there in the middle, maybe he can be found as a Seewehr officer....I don't find him in 1905, 1908, or 1914.
HeikoGrusdat Posted June 25, 2009 Posted June 25, 2009 next SEHO in wear............... Erich von Lo?nitzeralso nice for the friends of Saint Henry :rolleyes:
joemiller Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 Closeup. I have no idea what the numbers awarded were for the 3 Duchies' 1870/71 MedalsRick, there may be a partial answer to your question. The book, "Ehrenzeichen des Herzogtums Sachsen - Altenburg" does have award numbers listed in it for 1870/1. It states 139 awards of the silver medal with the 1870/1 sword bar.
joemiller Posted June 26, 2009 Posted June 26, 2009 I forgot to mention that the 139 1870/1 sword bars were from Altenburg only.
HeikoGrusdat Posted June 28, 2009 Posted June 28, 2009 The next SEHO in wear - very rare photo of Major von Below , commander of 3.Seebataillon
redeagleorder Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 I fear that this is all that is left of the medal bar shown on the first page
Yankee Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Now collectors need to be careful to whom we sell.
Alan Posted December 23, 2013 Posted December 23, 2013 Two ribbon bars with interresting combo Nice Bars Christophe! I would love to find just one example such as these
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