Ralph A Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Gents, I haven't hauled this out in many years. Today seems like a good day for it. Friedländer Pour le Mérite mit Wagner eichenlaub und adler to Ernst Freiherr von Forstner. At least, the cognoscenti assume the oaks and eagles are Wagners... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 The whole set: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Recipient: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Strong Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Thw PLM has to rate as one of the nicest crosses. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Nice. I just happened to be researching his birthplace of Graudenz (now Grudziądz, PL) a few moments ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 "Reconstruction" of Forstner's decorations: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Pedigree: There is (was?) a Forstner barracks in Karlsruhe during WW2, renamed "Smiley Barracks" post-war. One of his sons won the KC in WW2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Details of the miniature. It's somewhere in Previtera's book, but I think the picture he used has the ribbon reversed; that is, the rough, "worn" side is facing out. I'm not sure, having never seen the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Interesting that his sons became U-Boot captains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 Eagle detail. I generally don't post pics of the oak's reverse, but I'll send them on request to bona fide members with profound reasons for asking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 (edited) Interesting details, surprisingly and practically invisible to the naked eye. This, gents, is one way of sorting out the fakes. Recipients wore these, they are heavy... and they got banged around. "Perfect" wartime examples just don't exist. Edited December 30, 2012 by Ralph A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 "Glamor" shot, thanks for looking. Happy New Year, gentlemen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dond Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Very nice award Ralph. Thanks for showing it to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Absolutely Amazing. Just a dream for me these days. The price always stayed ahead of my ability to pay. Those dude are outrageously priced these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTTER76 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Thanks a lot and happy new year. Such beauties are still around to be dreamed of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Holy cow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Thank you gents. Truthfully, they are priced above their actual value vis–à–vis rarity (if you ignore the oaks ). There is a certain "vanity" premium attached to them. Now for something exceptionally rare: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccj Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Baden KFMMO (? I'm from Arkansas so...that explains my poor acronyms ?) Those are my favorite. I was luck 20 year ago to get one from Detlev along with a few other rare items that I can't afford these days. Super item. Is that the issue case? Never seen one cased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph A Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 It is cased. I know of only one other cased example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Incredible piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregM Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 FANTASTIC.Thanks for posting these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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