ksg Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) Any comments on this one would be appreciated !When I got it, there were some very small pieces of treat attached to the loops. They were so fragile they turned into dust, there was also a spiders nest inside it. The engravings seems to have been filled whit red paint, there are still some traces of it. Kjell Edited June 10, 2009 by ksg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tom Y Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 If original, the ribbon cross is extremely rare. When the EK was instituted there was a misreading of the criteria and the B?nderkreuz was issued as the EKI. The silver cross is a copy of the Landwehr cap badge.Possibly, although I doubt it, private purchase for an officer. More likely a commemorative piece. Regardless, very nice :jumping: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregM Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 My guess would be that this is a commorative/ patriotic piece. Hard to to place an age to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksg Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 If original, the ribbon cross is extremely rare. When the EK was instituted there was a misreading of the criteria and the B?nderkreuz was issued as the EKI. The silver cross is a copy of the Landwehr cap badge.Possibly, although I doubt it, private purchase for an officer. More likely a commemorative piece. Regardless, very nice Glad you liked it, and thanks for showing the Landwehr cap badge! Kjell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksg Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 My guess would be that this is a commorative/ patriotic piece. Hard to to place an age to it.I was also thinking commorative/ patriotic. Maybe more patriotic than commemorative, 1870?s ?It would be nice to know for sure, but still I i?m quit happy whit it!Kjell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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