Now I have to clean up all this bird crap ... !

[Dave Danner]

... Because this big white bird just landed on my front porch

[Kev in Deva]

... Because this big white bird just landed on my front porch

Whose a pretty birdy then?? Polly want a cracker?? Nice Bird to have roosting at home

Kevin in Deva.

[Gerd Becker]

Nice 1st class Knight, Dave. Congrats

Gerd

[Claudius]

That is a VERY nice looking Falcon Order. Thanks for showing it.

[Roeland]

Very nice addition to your collection Dave, and you didn't even have to hunt for it, it just landed at your door, I'd put it in a cage if I where you.....

[Wild Card]

Geeze Dave... what we have to put up with!

A beautiful piece, congratulations.

Wild Card

[Claudio]

Hi Dave!

Congrats!!! Very nice piece... is it real Gold or silver gilt? It's difficult to tell from the picture... if it's Gold how much does it weight?

Ciao,

Claudio

[Stogieman]

.. and that makes maybe 4 I've seen. Ever. Folks don't realize just how rare this little bird is...

[Claudio]

This is my silver gilt piece...

Ciao,

Claudio

[Dave Danner]

It is silver-gilt. From the style of the small crown on the reverse, the wreath, the swords, the suspension, and the eagle's head, I'd say ours were made by the same maker. Stijn David put a list of makers in the White Falcon thread a few weeks ago, but I have no idea which is which.

Here is another type, from a Hermann Historica auction a while ago. Note especially the eagle's head, the wreath and the closed crown:

Here is a commander's cross, also from a Hermann Historica auction. Note the reverse crown and wreath is closer to our examples, but the swords are different (wedge-shaped hilts) and the eagle is more detailed (which makes sense for a higher grade commander's cross):

Those wedge-shaped sword hilts, by the way, do not seem to be very common. The only awards I have with them are from Reuss and the Bandspangen on my silver and bronze Allgemeinen Ehrenzeichen from Saxe-Weimar: