Naxos Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 NCO of 5. Kompagnie, II. Bataillon, Infanterie Regiment 169, 52. Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Naxos Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 (edited) Details of the picture (note the Unit on the bike and the 169 on the shoulder boards) Edited May 29, 2007 by Naxos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Another great grouping, Harvey! To think that this grouping belonged to one of the men in the photo!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I can't see any images after the third scan in post #2. That's the problem with remote image hosting rather than just POSTING them HERE.But that is the most amazingly PERFECT late war alloy Merit Medal I have ever seen! Aha! My reply has tricked the Image Hosting Gods and NOW I can see the photos! I've got several cyclist photos, but have never seen a LICENSE PLATE, either. "5.K. 169 Nr. 5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Rick said what I was going to say - that this is the crispest strike of a wartime Verdienstmedaillen that I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 Thanks guys,here is a close-upRegards, Hardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacky Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Very very nice,it appears that there aren't even scratches from tinkling the EK against the verdienstmedal!!Might be a sign that this bar was hardly worn, as this construct makes the medals tinkling against each other, often orders have damaged enamel where the medals hit each other.But this is indeed nice and crispy, perhaps even juicy with the pictures Sounds like dinner, although it's breakfast for me now Very very very nice group, surely together with the pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Hallo Hardy. thats a real Gem of a Baden Medal I attach a couple of pictures showing a couple of Baden's from my collection,the first shows the perculier style Baden ribbon Ose has been detached from the medal, a very common occurance.Kevin in Deva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 The Rear.Kevin in Deva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 (edited) And here is one that has either lost the ribon Ose and then adapted to hang from a spange,or was purposely altered to hang from the Spange hooks in line with the other awards. Kevin in Deva Edited May 30, 2007 by Kev in Deva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 The rear showing how the thin bronze (?) Copper back plate, has deformed by the heat where thesmall ring has been attached to the rim.Close up of the attachmentKevin in Deva Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Interestingly the inner core is of Iron / steel, sandwiched to a Bronze / Copper front and rear plate Kevin in Deva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 While reading the history of FAR 14, I came across an interesting little factoid. On 22 December 1917, it was announced that the Grand Duke had awarded the Silver Merit Medal on the Ribbon of the MKFVO to all Baden soldiers (Mannschaften in the book, so I don't know if it applied to NCOs as well) who had served in the field since the beginning of the war. Apparently, the Grand Duke deemed surviving over three years in the trenches to be a meritorious feat on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Naxos' Merit Medal is presumably not in zinc but in iron. They are often in such a fresh condition ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 Thanks everybody for your responsesSascha, I checked with a strong magnet, there was no attraction.Hardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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