Saxon Albert Orders

[medalnet]

At last the ugliest. The quality hit list goes certanly from Scharffenberg to Roesner to Glaser & Sohn. Glaser made some really low quality but cheap pieces towards the end of WWI. One will always find those knight badges first and second class. They were also known for the golden grand cross stars!, yet the officers cross is something I have seen only once. Here it is:

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[Stogieman]

Here's the Scharffenberg Officer's Cross in Silver Gilt

[Stogieman]

Reverse, Scharffenberg used a heavily marked center similar to Gl?ser on the reverse...... but only on the silver-gilt pieces

[Paul C]

I think this is a early saxon albert order. Any comments are helpful

[Stogieman]

Hi Paul, that's exactly what it is supposed to be. But I don't think it's real and I don't think even if it was that it was awarded to this guy. But that's going from rough photos.... It would be very surprising to find a Saxon Albert Order Medal (Type 1, less than 66 total awards from 1861-1866) on this bar.

[medalnet]

It is unlikely but true. This was one of Tony Colson's bars. Indeed the real deal !!!!

There were 834 medals in silver awarded between 1861 and 1875.

Edited April 16, 2006 by medalnet

[Stogieman]

Well, I'm pretty floored by that....

[medalnet]

Believe me, I was, too, when I saw this bar the first time arround....

[Stogieman]

No documents? name?? In the absence of anything else Saxon, this is pretty astounding!

[Stogieman]

Nice mounted example of the RK2X. This bar was a Scharffenberg

[Stogieman]

Another Saxon AOR, this one RK1X, again a Scharffenberg....... many people mistakenly take the "S" as "silber", when it is actually for Scharffenberg. You will find multiple variations of their maker marks from a simple "S" to a full blown "Scharffenberg/Dresden mark spread out on the bottom of both arms!

[Stogieman]

Still one of the more famous Saxon Medal Bars.... this one was seen in "The Iron Time" by Stephen Previtera

[Stogieman]

Amother nice Saxon Bar. This bar, as well as the previous one, were NCO's bumped up to officer during the war and decorated again!

[Stogieman]

Claudio's named bar when it used to live here:

[Stogieman]

And a Nice Saxon Albert Order Group with matching minis and ribbon bar

[Bob Hunter]

There are some remarkable bars out there!

[Mark M]

A solo RK2x in parade mount. The three o'clock arm is stamped Scharffenberg, the six o'clock arm is stamped S, and the nine o'clock arm is stamped Dresden.

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[Stogieman]

Perfect example of the "deluxe" mark..... nice little bar Mark.

[medalnet]

This is a great thread. Lots of good stuff.

[Claudio]

To make even more interesting I am posting another Spange with the AO, researched by Rick who found the recipient of these medals:

? Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (OEK 1909)

? Kriegverdienstkreuz 2. Klasse ohne Schwertern (OEK 3836)

? Sachsen-K?nigreich, RK St. Heinrich-Orden (OEK 2088)

? Sachsen-K?nigreich, Zivildienstorden RK 2. Klasse mit Schwertern (OEK 2155)

? Sachsen-K?nigreich, Albrechtsorden 2. Kl. mit Schwertern (OEK 2212)

? S?chsiche Herzogt?mer ab 1826, RK 2. Klasse mit Schwertern (OEK 2478)

? Ehrenkreuz f?r Frontk?mpfer (OEK 3803)

? ?sterreich, 1. WK Erinnerungsmedaille

? Luftschutz-Ehrenzeichen, 2. Stufe (OEK 3509)

? Deutsches Schutzwall-Ehrenzeichen, 1939 (OEK 3520)

? Ungarn, 1. WK Erinnerungsmedaille

Adalbert Flaccus

born 24 December 1880 in Alterwald, Rheinprovinz. Also in Saxon J?ger Bataillon 12 (last KNOWN rank Lt dR 23.1.09 W), civil occupation Diplom Ingenieur (hmmmm, that Westwall.....)

StHO 29.4.17 as Oberlt dR and a company commander in JB 12 on the Macedonian front

SV3bX 24.12.16 (a nice birthday present!) as Oberlt dR in JB12

SA3bX 19.10.15 as Lt dR in JB 12

SEHO-R2X 20.5.16 as Oberlt dR in JB 12.

Ciao,

Claudio

[Bob Hunter]

...and with a Godet label no less. Superb bar!

[Stijn David]

Hello,

Very nice and interesting thread about beautifull enamel work !!, just love.

I have also a little bar on its way with one of these thingy's on, is it possible to identify who did produce the Albrechtorden simply by looking at its characteristics ?

Cordial greetings,

[medalnet]

David,

it is definetly possible. The saxon manufacturers had very specific characteristics making those decorations.

Andreas

[Stogieman]

I agree with Andreas... usually pretty easy to differentiate between Scharffenberg, Gl?ser & R??ner

[Wild Card]

Gentlemen,

Since someday acquiring the full sizes versions are slim and none, I was recently fortunate enough to get the little brothers.

Best wishes,

Wild Card