Oldenburger Rittmeister?

[Mike K]

Hi,

Would anyone have any information on a "Rittmeister Peters" who may have won the Oldenburg FA1X in 1917?

Thanks & Regards

Mike

[David Gregory]

Hi,

Would anyone have any information on a "Rittmeister Peters" who may have won the Oldenburg FA1X in 1917?

Thanks & Regards

Mike

So you got it! Congratulations, Mike.

Unfortunately, I have no information on Rittmeister Peters.

[Mike K]

Yes, guilty, but I did not snipe as it closed at some nasty time in the early hours for me.

I never thought I'd see it - I paid and had never had ANY comms from the seller - and he's got 4 -ve feedback from the same time. I ended up putting in a PayPal claim, which escalated to a dispute that I won and received my payment back - only to have the cross arrive very unexpectedly today! Now I have to try and get him his money back, and I STILL have not heard from him!!

To top it all off, the cross only measures ~38x x38 mm

Regards

Mike

[Guest Rick Research]

I assume, in absence of illustrative material that you have an engraved OK1?

There was no regular army cavalry/train Peters who held that rank. There were multiple Reserve and Landwehr possibilities, so not enough to go by on a last name and rank only.

[Mike K]

OK, illustrative material added for Rick....

I like the style of the engraving but not the "shinyness". I do hope a rare cross has not been ruined by a recent engraving (for whatever reason).

Regards

Mike

[Guest Rick Research]

Hmmm. Maybe somebody rubbed in gold paint to make it more legible? I agree, AWFULLY "fresh" looking when it should be all rubbed and worn.

Well, assuming the Friedrich August Cross rolls can be accessed, that'll tell one way or the other, with a specific date like this.

Who knows what the next couple of years may bring out?