Chris Boonzaier Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 I was thinking about going for it but WW2 is not in my line of intrest...So, incase anyone is intrested, its a great conversation piece I am sure...http://cgi.ebay.fr/MILITARY-CROSS-et-CROIX...1QQcmdZViewItem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 26, 2005 Author Share Posted September 26, 2005 No thoughts on this???? I found it super sexy, and not that expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gregory Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I thought it looked very nice, but do you think someone sacrificed a real cross to make a bill clip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 26, 2005 Author Share Posted September 26, 2005 From what i can see it was koscher in every respect.I would guess a WW2 vet who was rather miffed he could not wear his medals on his civie suit and had himself this made up so at least the waiters in the Champs could see them when he paid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Darrell Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 (edited) Oh man .. that hurts just looking at it ... If that was a real MC ... Edited September 26, 2005 by Darrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 While I share Mr Bean's interest in the item (liking multi-national groups), I suspect that most medal collectors will not. For whatever reasons, they will shy away from such pieces -- rather like British medals made into menu holders.It certainly appears to be a genuine MC and not put together yesterday for the collector's market. How much is a "go with" item like this worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted September 28, 2005 Author Share Posted September 28, 2005 Would love to know who they were awarded to. How many French officers had te MC? I assume if the medals could talk.. they would have an interesting tale to tell.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted September 28, 2005 Share Posted September 28, 2005 Abbott & Tamplin indicate 1425 Military Cross awards to French officers in WWI. I suspect that nowhere that many survive as parts of groups, having been stripped off an unnamed group for sale as a single decoration.Jeff Floyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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