Stijn David Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Hello, Here is one of the mass awards from WWI, a nice EK 2. This one is obtained directly from the son of the former winner. Nothing special about it. It came togheter on a long piece of ribbon togheter with a unmarked Hindenburg cross. The cross has a makers mark on the ring however. Guess these 2 small awards are just a remembrance of the cruelty these front troops whent trough.Cordial greetings, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stijn David Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 Hello, And the maker mark, am i correct and does there stand a " FR " ? Iff so is this then once produced by the company of Friedlander? Cordial greetings, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 nice find, stijn!FR and Fr are, i think, both acceptedMM's for friedlander.any chance to find out the specificsof the recipients' involvement in WW1 was?thanks!joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buellmeister Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 What about the Firm, Frank and Reif? Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorhead Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Just a rumour because of the letters Fr....to the day there's no confirmed link to Frank&ReifMicha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve campbell Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Yes, just by looking at that list, which in my mind is just a guideline, the Frank and Reif seems to be a way of fitting a name to mark. This has been one of the more contensious matchings of a name to a maker mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stijn David Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 Hello, Yes, yes, the former owner will be shown real soon => he did see action in Flanders at the end of 1917 / beginning 1918.Cordial greetings, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregM Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 I have always thought that "FR" and "Fr" were two different makers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buellmeister Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 greg, I was always under the impression that "FR" was for Frank and Reif and "Fr" for Friedlander.... the mystery continues......Sorry Stijn you got a nice Cross with lots of character which I like. Regards,Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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