Austria-Hungary cased Karl-Truppen-kreuz

[Iver]

For few minutes I have bought a wonderfull piece for my small collection of A-H awards...

I have seen this case only once in a book, so does anybody own a case for Karl truppen kreuz?

here is photo from that auction...

caleb - sorry, i wanted it .. :)

[Guest Rick Research]

:Cat-Scratch: WOW !!!!

Nice little space for the ribbon bar too.

Is there a maker's name and date on the bottom of the box?

[Iver]

Rick: no, there is nothing...

[Guest Rick Research]

Ahhh, too bad. That surprises me with such a magnificent case for such a simple award.

[ccj]

Ahhh, too bad. That surprises me with such a magnificent case for such a simple award.

I din't realize this medal came in a case.

[Elmar Lang]

Try looking at the cross' rim; possibly, there's the maker's mark, like HMA, BSW, etc.

A very rare case; it won't very difficult to complete the set with its proper ribbon bar.

Enzo

[Iver]

Elmar Lang: I will look, when the cross arrives... I have few ribbons, so no problems with completing.. but I didn?t knew, that decorations were given to soldiers with ribbons, i thought they had to buy it.. :)

[Elmar Lang]

Poor soldiers!... Why should they receive their decorations and medals without ribbon?

Of course, the Kaiser's pocket money was enough to pay the costs of ribbons also for Other Ranks...

Best wishes,

Enzo

[Iver]

Elmar: I have ment the little ribbon(i dont mean the trifold ribbon).. As far as I know, ribbons (with or with without miniature) were introduced in A-H army during WWI.. so not everyone became a medal with little ribbon... so they had to buy it... or?

For those who would like to own one cased Karl-Troops cross, there is one now in auction...

Edited February 25, 2009 by Iver

[Iver]

Elmar Lang: So the cross is here, it?s marked F.A. - Franz Adler? I had a Jubilee Cross 1908 in my collection that was marked F.A., but it was 100% post 1918 production....

[Kev in Deva]

Gents any idea whats marked on the bottom of this one and its significance?

Kevin in Deva :beer:

[Iver]

Gents any idea whats marked on the bottom of this one and its significance?

Kevin in Deva

...I would say its also makers mark FA - Franz Adler...

[paul wood]

Elmar: I have ment the little ribbon(i dont mean the trifold ribbon).. As far as I know, ribbons (with or with without miniature) were introduced in A-H army during WWI.. so not everyone became a medal with little ribbon... so they had to buy it... or?

For those who would like to own one cased Karl-Troops cross, there is one now in auction...

Wow, I have seen literally hundreds of truppenkreuz but first case I have ever seen. Often true with very common medals that the case is worth many times more than the medal.

Paul

[Iver]

...and a legitimation for it.... for Josef Georg Pazmány of IR.26..

[Josef Rietveld]

Dear Iver, congrats, you have got a really rare box here.

josef

[Iver]

..and a little legitimation...

[Tim B]

Very nice! This is the first cased one I have seen as well and nice to see the case has remained in such nice condition!

Not cased, but still in nice shape.

Tim

[Tim B]

Got me interested and I found my example was also marked on the cross arm (side, not bottom). Looks like "HMA".

Tim

[Brian Wolfe]

Hello Fellows,

Mine is not as nice as yours but it too has the initials HMA on the side.

Regards

Brian

[Iver]

HMA - Hauptmünzamt Wien...

[Tim B]

Thank you Iver!

Tim

[nickstrenk]

I would like to add the button miniature of Truppenkreuz.The radius of mini is 1,5cm X15cm.From brass or bronze.