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

  Richarddwh said:

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