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    A question for our experienced "connaisseurs".

    The EKII document of my great uncle, Carl Holler, is hand signed ( not a fac-simile ) by von Mackensen. Is common, more or less, or rare?

    Otto

    Posted

    Robin, could you post some more scans of your :love: goblet? Maybe it's the Grateful Dead connection, but I've got a thing for skulls too. :rock on:

    Tom.

    I'll be able to post more pix of the goblet next week. It's engraved from fellow officers to a Rittmeister of the 1st Leibhusaren, so I'm hoping someone here will be able to give me his background details.

    In the meantime, here's one of my other 'skull' awards......just for you.

    Posted

    Just amazing the quality of this piece, Joe... congrats! :beer: These are really rare to find. I remember to have seen one on Iron Time book of S. Previtera.

    I am still looking to add such a cross to my own collection. :(:P

    Ciao,

    Claudio

    Posted

    Every time I come back to this thread I realise I have something else to contribute! :D

    My noncombatant EK2 on a combatants ribbon

    cheers Jason

    Posted

    Hi Jason,

    Nice non-combattant bar... I think to have seen this before: was the bar's owner a Beamter of the Kriegsmarine?

    Ciao,

    Claudio

    Posted

    Gday Claudio! I have a feeling its a Kriegsmarine bar, it has a black backing on it. Sorry I have no scans of the back!

    cheers Jason

    Guest Brian von Etzel
    Posted

    I would guess post-depression when I would hazard a guess most of the frack bars and minis came from. Retired vets getting checks that actually bought product.

    Posted

    Here's a goblet that the gang from Aerodrome will be familiar with, where the write-up is still posted.

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    Since then, I've picked up the monograph written by Bormeister, the German historian who "rediscovered" the Thor Becher. Pictured is the Dunaburg goblet to Jockers.

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    Posted (edited)

    Hi Andreas,

    Is your star to a grand cross or commander? Either way, a superb piece indeed.

    Best wishes,

    Wild Card

    It is to the commander. The star is made by Quellhorst (Hausinger successor in 1850), who stoped producing by 1880. A really fine example of on of the earlier stars.

    Edited by medalnet

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