Blitz Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 I finally made it across the pond. The flights were very tiresom and long, but that was forgotten as soon as I set my foot inside the show. Now thats what I'd call a big event. Most of the stuff was US naturally and there were only a few guys with Imperial stuff around, so the material benefit consists of 4 books that I got. But that didn't really bother me. I was able to meet so many old friends and combine names with faces thats it's still hard to put them in any order. I even got to meet the Evil Twinns! One of them is indeed Evil.. I also met Oak leaf winner Walter Schuck and had a long talk with him in german. He was happy to see a finnish face there, especially because he was stationed in Finland for three years during the war!Here are a few Imperial things that I spotted there, first off some pickelhaubes.. (sorry about the small size, but my per post limit isn't bigger than that..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 More pickelhaubes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 Some more still.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 A prussian garde set.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 A nice Baden pickelhaube of garde regiment 109. It's a shame it's priced at 10 000 $. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 (edited) Some hessian awards. The grand cross of the order of Ludwig is larger in real life then what you'd think. The Saxon SEHO isn't bad either.. Edited March 8, 2006 by Blitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 Some nice medalbars.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 (edited) And an imperial tunic, this is actually the only imperial tunic I remember seeing there.. Thats what I got, thanks for your time! If you want to see pics of some more general stuff, I've posted a thread at WAF. Edited March 8, 2006 by Blitz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul C Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Great Pics and it was very nice to meet you at the Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Great photos and thanks for sharing them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Stunning displays!!! The medal bars are beautiful.What is the third medal from the left on the Saxon bar?Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hunter Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Were those on Andreas' or Phil Mitchell's table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted March 8, 2006 Author Share Posted March 8, 2006 Thanks Guys! It was a pleasure to meet you too Paul. Yep, thats Andreas' stuff.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Now I can fianlly see what I missed by being tied to my tables and auction room for the weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted March 8, 2006 Share Posted March 8, 2006 Hi Antti,Great to know that you could make it to the SOS!Right now I am still in vacations in Brasil, which is not bad either... I noticed a medal bar (picture posting # 7, top row), which was offered to me during a break at Thies Auction for "mere" Eur 4500.- I wonder if you still remember the dealer's name and the price of the medal bar. I remember that it was in pristine conditions.Ciao,Claudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medalnet Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I wonder if you still remember the dealer's name and the price of the medal bar. I remember that it was in pristine conditions.Ciao,ClaudioIt is still availiable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I think Andreas' Saxon bar of four is the true rarity in that photograph. Who can tell me why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRBeery Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 I think Andreas' Saxon bar of four is the true rarity in that photograph. Who can tell me why?I had my little paws on that one! Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Should have bought it Chet! You definately should have bought it... that makes exactly two of that version of the Albert Cross I have ever seen!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRBeery Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Rick, One very important thing I learned at the SOS is that I feel like the poor kid in this hobby because I am!!! If only I had your credit card with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schießplatzmeister Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 Dear Stogieman:A great observation on your part as to the rarity of the piece in the grouping shown above! I believe that I have a possible answer as to why the Saxon mounted group of four that is pictured above is so rare.First of all, the piece in the first position is the Saxon Albert Order "Kleinkreuz" or "Ehrenkreuz" (as it was known after 1858). There were only 362 awards (Weber, Arnold, Kiel)/386awards (Roth) without swords made! The exact number with swords is not known, but it can only be a handful as I do not believe that any are noted in the common literature. This piece is a true rarity. It was undoubtedly awarded during the 1863/4 or 1866 conflicts as the context of the grouping shows.I doubt that one of these will be seen again during our lifetimes after this is sold and goes into a private collection!Oh, if only I didn't have a mortgage payment, car payments, a spouse, children, etc. Thanks,"SPM" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Here's Antti's Hessian scan a BIT bigger:[attachmentid=30248]It's a settings issue, since my poor old computer makes the same size as Antti's original, only with about 5 times less kilobytes used! It's just more proof that I am the Good Twin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz Posted March 10, 2006 Author Share Posted March 10, 2006 Holy Smokes! Bigger IS better! Thanks for the enlargement Rick! So you're in Brazil Claudio? Wow. I thought I had gone along way.. Seen any nice awards there? I hear the older Brazilian ones are quite nice.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notned Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I echo those comments from Antti....Awesome!... the detail is superb!the beauty of Imperial...is magic!Antti, thanks for showing us poor buggers down under...the SOS pics...we cannot fly here and there willy nilly....as we are soooo far away down here! its costs a fortune to get anywhere! ...NOT to mention the missus is having a baby! so...that curtails any flying ANYWHERE....for the moment anyway.... Rick...the scanner is Not what makes you the GOOD twin....its your Immense knowledge and willingness to share it ...that makes you earn brownie points to be the the Good twin....hee hee.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Great pics.I am in the background in one of them. Can you spot me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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