Landwehr Dienstauszeichnung I. Klasse - goog or bad?

[turtle]

A few days ago I bought this Landwehr Long Service Cross and now would like to assure, that it is a contemporary piece. I would be glad, if anybody could provide his opinion on this cross!!

Another question: A single medal bar with only a 20 years Landwehr Dienstauszeichnung would normally denote somebody in the private sector, not an official with a chance on a KO4 or RAO4 or something more prestigious???

Many thanks in advance!!

Edited August 14, 2013 by turtle

[Guest Rick Research]

The cross looks wonderful-- silver exactly like a Red Eagle Order with gold plated centers. Post-1918 ones tend to be some sort of alloy. That is a rather unusual style of mounting for the ribbon, though--usually seen for enlisted ranks' bars.

Almost every single senior Reserve or long serving Landwehr officer, Hauptleute or Oberleutnants had a lone LD1-- so no worries there.

[M Hunter]

A beautiful Landwehr Decoration!

Matt

[turtle]

The cross looks wonderful-- silver exactly like a Red Eagle Order with gold plated centers. Post-1918 ones tend to be some sort of alloy. That is a rather unusual style of mounting for the ribbon, though--usually seen for enlisted ranks' bars.

Almost every single senior Reserve or long serving Landwehr officer, Hauptleute or Oberleutnants had a lone LD1-- so no worries there.

Thankyou very much! Most of the LD1 I´ve seen were on medal bars accompanied by at least a KO4 and / or a RAO4, so I thought the single medal bar was rather unusual.

I paid 50EUR for my LD1, was this a fair price? Most dealer´s websites in Germany sell them for around 100EUR, which seems rather high in my humble opinion.

[saschaw]

On 15/08/2013 at 13:08, turtle said:

I paid 50EUR for my LD1, was this a fair price? Most dealer´s websites in Germany sell them for around 100EUR, which seems rather high in my humble opinion.

Well, fair?! Only for you as the buyer I'd suppose. I do see it's been eight years since then, but these crosses are relatively uncommon and, at least in my eyes, rather undervalued.

 

 

It might also be noteworthy our dear late Rick seems to be wrong here for once: the centers of these crosses are usually real gold, not "gold plated". Those exist as well, but more as an exception to the rule. 

Edited January 18, 2022 by saschaw

[chuck]

i've had this example by SY-WAGNER (S-W Punched) for several years that i believe was original sold as Gold Plated.

 

Regards,

Chuck

[saschaw]

I'm sure it's gold centers, as usual, Chuck. A very nice one, especially with the maker's mark. That's something rather unusual to find! Most of these came completely unmarked...

[VtwinVince]

Yes, marked examples are not common. And Sascha is correct regarding the gold content. I've always liked this decoration.

[chuck]

Thank you i did purchase the piece because it was marked. I would love to find a Prussian XXV year officers cross  marked by S-W to go with this one.

 

Regards

chuck