Tom Y Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 The backing looks black in the scan, but it's J?ger green.
mravery Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 (edited) Hey Tom,I like.. I like... Now.. lets see pictures of the tunic as well ...CheersMark Edited January 6, 2006 by mravery
Wild Card Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 (edited) Hi mravery,A couple of very fine Henry the Lion pieces you have there. Your badge is a late Siebrecht piece - hence the ?S? mark. The real giveaway though is that classic Siebrecht horse. When I say a late Siebricht piece, I am referring to the fact that the side decoration on the center medallion is in the post 1907 style; and since Siebrecht lost the contract to Jurgens in 1912, there is a rather narrow window (1907-1912) for date of manufacture of this particular badge.My guess is that your star is a little, older - I would date it around 1880-1900 (any help out there?). You probably know all of this and I apologize for rambling off on it; but this order really gets me going. Again, very fine pieces - congratulations and best wishes.Wild Card Edited January 6, 2006 by Wild Card
David Gregory Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 A simple bar but I love it!!Mecklenburg awards and related documents are my favourite Imperial items. A bar with Schwerin and Strelitz crosses is a cracker.
mravery Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 Hi mravery,A couple of very fine Henry the Lion pieces you have there. Your badge is a late Siebrecht piece - hence the ?S? mark. The real giveaway though is that classic Siebrecht horse. When I say a late Siebricht piece, I am referring to the fact that the side decoration on the center medallion is in the post 1907 style; and since Siebrecht lost the contract to Jurgens in 1912, there is a rather narrow window (1907-1912) for date of manufacture of this particular badge.My guess is that your star is a little, older - I would date it around 1880-1900 (any help out there?). You probably know all of this and I apologize for rambling off on it; but this order really gets me going. Again, very fine pieces - congratulations and best wishes.Wild CardHey Wild Card,Thanks for the great info..... !!!!I kind of figured that the badge and star were different periods (one gold and the other gilt) but I did not know about the 07-12 date range.....Thanks to Andreas.. he mentioned the difference in the horses tail (one up and the other down) but I'm not famillar with the 'side decoration' that you mentioned. Can you ellaborate ?To the moderators... do you want to keep this discussion here.. or create a new thread to discuss the order ?CheersMark
Wild Card Posted January 6, 2006 Posted January 6, 2006 Hi Mark -With regard to your question/suggestion (good idea) in post #57, above, I have made arrangements to have some pieces delivered which I think will help to illustrate the developmental changes to the Henry the Lion Order. It will take at least one day for them to get home; but once they arrive, I will start a separate thread for this subject.Best wishes,Wild Card
Ramblinfarms Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 Father Christmas is on the way from Germany with this little present. Better late than never, I say.
Ramblinfarms Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 (edited) ReverseSaxe-Ernestine House Order Knight's Cross Second Class with Swords Edited January 7, 2006 by Ramblinfarms
Stogieman Posted January 7, 2006 Author Posted January 7, 2006 I am really enjoying this thread.... the more I look at Steve's Mecklenburg Bar, the more I realize just how hard that is to find!!
Bob Hunter Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 Were there no little treasures for the Stogieman last year?
Stogieman Posted January 7, 2006 Author Posted January 7, 2006 Yes, the very first bar that opened this thread!
Ramblinfarms Posted January 7, 2006 Posted January 7, 2006 Some truly amazing, rare and beautiful pieces. Looks like pretty much everybody had a great year collection wise. (Thanks to Stogie for a certain aviation related item for me, too!)
Deruelle Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 Hi everybody,My 2005' treasure.RegardsChristophe
joe campbell Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 christophe!how do you say "i'm breathing heavily" in french???magnifique!joe
Bob Hunter Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 Joe, I think it's le pant, le wheeze, le gasp!
Deruelle Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 Bob is right, it's the same for me when I see such beautiful items, I'm speakless (sans voix).Christophe
Steve K. Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 DeruelleStunning bar Love the White Falcon order!!! Steve
buellmeister Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 Guy's here is my little "slice of Heaven" for 2005. My first Medal Bar purchase and other's have stated finding a Nassau medal on one is a rare occurance.Joel
joe campbell Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 joel-that is a GREAT start!!!well done.joe
Stogieman Posted January 14, 2006 Author Posted January 14, 2006 Hi Joel. I would agree. A very hard to find 1866 War Medal!
Ramblinfarms Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 Beautiful Bars, Gentlemen!Christophe, is your SEHO a Second or First Class? I note the swords are the so-called French Style. The White Falcon has the other style of swords commonly seen. Does anyone know when/where the French style swords were used on the SEHO?
buellmeister Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 stogieman, I got lucky on this one and thank you for your comment.Joel
Deruelle Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 Hi Ramblinfarms, The SEHO is the second class with X (in silver). For the first class it is in gold I usually use the following abreviation to describe the medals:EK2 : iron cross 2nd classEH3bX : knight cross 2nd class with X of the Ernestine House OrderSF3bX : knight cross 2nd class with X of the White Falcon of Saxe WeimarI will see if I have a date for the using of the french swords.RegardsChristophe
Deruelle Posted January 14, 2006 Posted January 14, 2006 Interresting medal bars buellmeister RegardsChristophe
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