Guest Rick Research Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Shared courtesy of the Traveling Museum backlog from whilst I was offline. This Prussian Crown Order 2nd Class "with brilliants" was made, and awarded, in 1886. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Full frontal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Reverse, with space to let ambient light underneath to add MORE decadent "Ottoman" style twinkle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 The jeweller's hallmark and job completion date are on the rim, but methinks that is too MUCH information to post, probably. Here is the recipient's entry from the 1886 Prussian Orders List: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 There were only 118 "KO2mBr" awards from 1861 to January 1913. This was the ONLY such award in 1886. Carl/Karl Jakob Harrach had received a "normal" KO2 on 30.09.84 as KB Oberst commanding KB Inf Rgt 6 "Kaiser Wilhelm I." Awards "with brilliants" were not liable to the usual post mortem return requirements--and aren't we all glad of that? His career, with thanks to arb for the antedeluvian commission dates-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dond Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Now that is something to wake up to. Thanks for showing it Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambolini Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Wow, Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Most unusual to see a jewelled Crown, seen the odd Red Eagle but never a Crown.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 118 doesn't leave any of us much hope ever to see such things. Luckily the Traveling Museum BRINGS things to my door (to be Epsonized) that otherwise none of us would ever see anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn J Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 The then Hauptmann Carl Harrach's entry in "Bayern's Helden- & Ehrenbuch" published in 1872. This book listed all awards to the Bavarian Army during the Franco-German War of 1870/71. Regards Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 (edited) No source is too obscure for Team Research Gnome! Thanks Glenn! Edited July 8, 2013 by Rick Research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 I'll trade you my even rarer KO2mJZ50 for that piece of junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 9, 2013 Share Posted July 9, 2013 I'm sure we'll all look forward to your posting that in a well illustrated thread all to itself ... and seeing the source for your numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christerd Posted July 10, 2013 Share Posted July 10, 2013 Hmm , even some from Sweden liked Diamonds , well at least they got the very rare award but if it had real Diamonds I will never know Here you three gentlemen with the rare Prussian Crown Order First out August Gustaf Fersen Gyldenstolpe KO1 mBr Next one is Per Axel Henrik Cavalli KO1 mBr and last one is GenMaj Gustaf Alarik Bergmann KO2 mBr Christer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Well, not to go off topic on THIS thread, but many of us are still waiting with great anticipation to see nice sharp fronts and backs on that KO2 "50," since even the combined membership of the Traveling Museum cannot put paws to one. We shall be gathering from far afield tomorrow, however, and given recent interest in Sparkly Things and miniatures (one "buttoned" oh my!), we'll be seeing lots of goodies so...will be posting next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArHo Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Well, I think I may have something to add to this old but interesting thread ? @Glenn J: Thanks for the Militärhandbücher! A bearded man - Hauptmann, Nürnberg, shortly after 1866 - I strongly believe to be Carl Harrach. Third from left is the "Denkzeichen für das Jahr 1849". Cheers Edited March 20, 2020 by ArHo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 The photo does not strike me as a38 y.o. guy. I sure hope I will look better at that age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArHo Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 On 20/03/2020 at 20:59, David M said: The photo does not strike me as a38 y.o. guy. I sure hope I will look better at that age Yep, many people aged "faster" back then, life was not as easy as today, disease, bad food, imperfect medicine, alcohol, it all took its toll (especially true for the bearded ones, I guess?) - and today most good looking men never were on campaign let alone had already lost a war at this age, did they? ? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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