Rusfront Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Very rare iron cross in my collection :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusfront Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Williamson Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Absolutely wonderful Vlad. Your collection has some truly awesome items ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusfront Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusfront Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Thanks Gordon! :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavalMark Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Very impressive historic item. The silver plate was fixed to hold torn off streamers. Maker of these silver plates was Hofjuwelier Carl Schwerin (yes, the same company which made Kriegsmarine-war-badges in WW2). Have you identified the unit to which this top belonged ? Cant read the location and date before 1866....... Regards NavalMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusfront Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 Königgrätz :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Boonzaier Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Hi Wlad, super to see and your collection again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavalMark Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 (edited) About two dozends of silver plates and rings with the date "Königgrätz 3.Juli 1866" were given to wounded flags after the war. 4 or 5 were fixed to the shoe of the flagtop. Because this top was heavily deformed i prefer: II. Bataillon 3.Magdeburgisches Infanterie-Regiment The royal order from may 1867 remarks: "3.Magdeburgisches Infanterie-Regiment 2. Bataillon. 1.Silberner Ring um den Schuh der Fahnenspitze mit der Inschrift Königgrätz 3.Juli 1866 2. Spitze gerade richten. .............." But also I./2. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß II./Kaiser Alexander Garde-Grenadier-Regiment are possible, but no damage of the top is mentioned. Regards Navalmark Edited December 27, 2009 by NavalMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusfront Posted December 27, 2009 Author Share Posted December 27, 2009 to NavalMark - Thanks for the very interesting information! to Ñhris - Is glad to hear you, Chris! We did not speak 100 years... :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 what a superb piece!! this would be welcome in any collection - mine included! and over 150 years old! great to see this. joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frontkampfer Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 ;) It's Christmas time and Vlad's back !! Welcome home and thanks for sharing your crazy stuff !!! Merry Christmas and happy new year for you in Russia !! Fkr, :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregM Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 Nice!! Can you post a close up of the cross? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Incredible piece, absolute 'spitzenklasse'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buellmeister Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 What a stunning piece of militaria with historical reference! Very Nice. Regards, Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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