Austria-Hungary Austro wound medal Opinions sought.

[Richarddwh]

I recently acquired some wound medals, the one on the right looks fine to me, zinc, with a small maker mark, W&A, on the rim. The one on the left gives me some concern. While it has a lot of detail, the rim has an unfinished look to it, it also looks darker than the one on the right. I would be keen to hear if anyone has seen these reproduced, for an inexpensive medal I would be suprised. Any opinions would be welcome.

[Verdun16]

Hi,

Both look fine to me. I have owned many that looked like one or the other of yours and were with or without a mintmark. I suspect that one type is post-war made,

Bryan

[Richarddwh]

Bryan, thanks for your response, I suppose I was just a bit worried about the rim being unfinished and slightly ugly looking. However, the ribbon looked fine and had been stitched in place. I feel happier now!

[Verdun16]

Are they both with the ribbon for one wound or?

Bryan

[Guest Rick Research]

I never noticed a maker mark on the rim before-- now you're going to make me dig mine out and look!

I've got a Troop Cross with the upside down shamrock/clover with each petal lettered BSW of Schneider Brothers in Vienna-- still being used on their products in WW2.

[Verdun16]

Rick,

Would that have been a later issued piece? Seem to recall from somewhere that the Troop Crosses were also made in the late 1930s, maybe after being absorbed into Germany,

Bryan

[Guest Rick Research]

I don't think so, because they used the same shamrock mark on WW1 wartime-made troop unit cap pins.

[Richarddwh]

Bryan, they are both for one wound. I think I would have been even more paranoid had the suspect one had a ribbon denoting several wounds!

[Elmar Lang]

Both medals are original. The crudely finished one looks like a piece from the latest wartime period.

Never forget that most awards of the Verwundetenmedaille took place after the end of the war.

Best wishes,

Enzo

Bryan, they are both for one wound. I think I would have been even more paranoid had the suspect one had a ribbon denoting several wounds!

[Verdun16]

Richarddwh,

Here are a few of mine to compare. First, no stripes for sickness or injury,

Bryan

[Verdun16]

[Verdun16]

One stripe for one wound

[Verdun16]

Two for two

[Verdun16]

There for three

[Verdun16]

Four for four

[Verdun16]

And five for five. Too bad it's a replacement ribbon,

Bryan

[Verdun16]

A group that I found years ago in Hungary,

Bryan

[Verdun16]

[Richarddwh]

A nice set Bryan, particularly like the mini. Out of interest are they all smooth edged versions?

[Verdun16]

Hi,

I think these all are but since they are in storage at the moment I can't confirm this,

Bryan

[Verdun16]

This is the only mini of this medal I have been able to find in 13 years of collecting A-H medals. Got lucky I guess on finding this one,

Bryan