Gordon Williamson Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Can anyone give me a rough idea of the value of a Hossauer marked RAO 4th Class, the early type with smooth arms ?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schießplatzmeister Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Hello Gordon:Well, to place a "value" on such a piece is rather difficult without seeing it. Wear, enamel chips, etc. can diminish the value considerably. A genuine piece in perfect condition would command a price of US$750-US$1,000 (or perhaps even more). These are beautiful pieces that don't come onto the market often anymore.I hope that this helps.Best regards,"SPM" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 Many thanks for the info. Condition is pretty good with no enamel chips. Came as part of a "group" - not mounted but just individual pieces- which I am now convinced was simply put together. So, I have been considering selling these and keeping the one piece I was really interested in. Had no idea of the value and needed to know how much I'd have tied up in the remaining piece if I sold the "surplus". There is a Hossauer marked 25 yr LS Cross with it too, also the early "smooth" armed type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schießplatzmeister Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Hello again Gordon:Thank you for sharing images of these very nice and scarce pieces. An original Prussian Officer's 25 Year Service cross from this period is also rather difficult to find! I'm just the slightest bit curious now what the "keeper" is, if these are the pieces that you are discarding!Congratulations on owning these. You will have no trouble selling the RAO IV.Best regards,"SPM" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 24, 2007 Author Share Posted December 24, 2007 I'm just the slightest bit curious now what the "keeper" is, if these are the pieces that you are discarding!A very nice, and very early, 1813 EK2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schießplatzmeister Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 Hello again Gordon:A merry Christmas to you!I remember seeing your early stepped-core 1813 EKII when you posted it awhile back. As I recall, it was a very nice piece indeed!I see no reason why these don't possibly belong together. It is entirely possible that a recipient could be awarded these three (3) awards during his career. He could have been an officer and gotten the EKII in 1815, then later retired as an officer with twently-five (25) years of service. Then, at some point as a civil servant of some sort, he would have received the RAO IV. All of these awards were possible during a normal lifetime. All of them are rather uncommon, and one would have to go to a bit of trouble to find them to "create" a group.Best regards,"SPM" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 gordon-any chance we might see pictures of all the pieces (ESPthe 1813 EK II!!!!), or perhaps link to the pictures?thanks!joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 gordon-any chance we might see pictures of all the pieces (ESPthe 1813 EK II!!!!), or perhaps link to the pictures?thanks!joeI'm interested also. What is the time period for the RAO and LS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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