Show your minis

[David Gregory]

Not as nice as some of the others shown above, but I have all of his documents, Mecklenburg-Schwerin MVK1 and the full medal bar to consolate me.

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[notned]

Hello Gents,

It seems i have a long way to go on the slippery slope!

Man! there are some beauties here!

Thanks for showing your gems gents! and i mean each and everyone of them...

Heres my meagre contribution....

The Brunswick set came with the medalbar and two bows.

Regards

Paul

[Mike Dwyer]

While not nearly as nice as Andreas' miniatures, I'm waiting on the postman to deliver this little beauty!

[Stogieman]

Hi Mike, nice mini-bar! very nice indeed. These miniature medal bars are not easy to find.

[Mike Dwyer]

Hi Mike, nice mini-bar! very nice indeed. These miniature medal bars are not easy to find.

Hi, Stogie

Thanks! I've only got a few things but what really made me want this mini-bar was that I own each of the full-sized medals too! Unfortunately, they're not on a single bar together like the mini-bar. I have a two-place bar with the EK2 and Honor Cross w/swords and I own a MVK w/crown & swords.

[Daniel Murphy]

1870 Non Combattant EK2, 2 piece hollow silver and enameled. Both sides are the same. Weitze just recently listed one of these. The price surprised me.

Dan Murphy

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[Daniel Murphy]

Here is EK 1, EK 2 Buttonhole mini. D*mned Honor Cross ruined it.

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[Daniel Murphy]

But this makes up for it. Front detail is not what you would expect from this maker, but then again this is only about a 9mm cross.

[Daniel Murphy]

Here is a better quality one. The cross is silver. The button is unmarked.

Dan Murphy

[Daniel Murphy]

Here is the reverse.

[Daniel Murphy]

Here is a silver 1870 mini. The bottom ribbon has been folded over to make it fit.

Dan Murphy

[Daniel Murphy]

And last but not least, my post 1838 made 1813 EK 1 pinback mini.

[Daniel Murphy]

Here is the back, there is a scratchmarked "U" on the pin.

[Wild Card]

Gentlemen,

In view of the current excitement over these 1914 spanges in another thread, I thought that the little guys should have something to say. Let's hear it for the little guys!

Wild Card

[Stogieman]

Whoops! Take a HARD look at Mike Huxley's post #65 & #66!!!

That's the ?ltere Linie, Reuss silver medal f?r Treue und Verdienst 1867-1918! That's a first!

[Wild Card]

Gentlemen,

Stogieman's above observation is worth special note in that it indirectly points up one of the important, but seldom recognized, aspects of collecting minis. They give us an opportunity to have a connection to the rare and obscure. I hope to do a thread regarding this sometime in the future. Meanwhile, I would like to present an example of another aspect - incredible workmanship.

Regards,

Wild Card

[Mike Huxley]

Whoops! Take a HARD look at Mike Huxley's post #65 & #66!!!

That's the ?ltere Linie, Reuss silver medal f?r Treue und Verdienst 1867-1918! That's a first!

WoW ...thanks Rick, I've been trying to track this one down since I bought it. I didn't look that close when I first saw it for sale, just knew it was a Reuss award.

[Tony]

This is one of the first pieces of German militaria I bought.

Tony

[CRBeery]

My mini bars. I think this is the only mounted WB I have seen.

[CRBeery]

Here are my favorites! I have added one since this pic but it is a duplicate. The one has a mini WB soldered to the end of it. If you have any for sale or trade please contact me.

[Christophe]

My mini bars. I think this is the only mounted WB I have seen.

CR,

Congratulations!! That's a very nice one!!

Cheers.

Ch.

[Bob Hunter]

Chet, what are the dimensions of those nifty little mounted bars?

[Wild Card]

Hi CRBeery,

You are so right. I have seen a lot of minis over the years; but your mounted WB is a first for me. These mounted mini groups are so rare and beautiful.

The WB?s do show up on the chains from time to time (see attached); but when it comes to mini WB?s, in my opinion, you have the pick of the litter.

Congratulations!

Wild Card

[CRBeery]

Bob - Saxon is 4-3/4" X 1-1/4". Prussian is 2-1/4" X 1-1/4". They seem to have been made on ribbon bar bars. I love the little St. Henry on the Saxon piece.

Wild Card - nice little chain. The observer is a real nice touch. I think this is the same type WB as yours just in a different mounting style. Mine is just a stamped piece of metal and not solid backed.

Thanks,

Chet

[Wild Card]

Hi Chet,

As you can see, my WB has a solid reverse.