--dj--Joe Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Gentlemen, I have tried to do my home work, but still have a novice question.Would the combination of a 1914 EKII, a silver Saxon FAM and an Austro-Hungarian military merit cross 3rd. class be feasible on a miniature chain?I have enjoyed and learned much from the images and comments presented on this forum.Thank you all!--dj--Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Hi Joe, Welcome to the Forum. Are you talking the Merit Cross in Iron, Or the enameled Military Merit Cross? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--dj--Joe Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 Thanks for the welcome.The enameled military merit cross is the one in question.--dj--Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Yes, for a Leutnant, though it is a bit unusual. I'd have expected a SAXON national to mount the EK in second place after the FAM. If this was a Prussian in a regiment whose honorary chief was the King of Saxony, that would make the combination more logical, but still unusual to have received an award as a mere cadet and not more typically as a full-fledged officer.Do the three miniatures match in terms of size and styles of suspension? It should be expected that if they came out of a single military effects supplier's stock, they'd all match up as to sizes of suspension rings and how those rings were made (2 rings, 3 rings etc etc). The Austrian piece might not match for style, being enamel, but there should be the same suspensions on the EK and the FAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--dj--Joe Posted May 16, 2006 Author Share Posted May 16, 2006 Greetings, and thank you for your in depth reply. I have not seen the original, if it is indeed original, a friend informed me of this configuration.My circumstance is this, I have accumulated a number of incomplete chains and loose awards. I do not have the funds for complete sets.I decided to mount the chains in a display and to avoid the stigma of duplicity, I will pin the miniature medals in place below the chain thus avoiding wrestling with my conscience, and leaving behind a false legacy when I pass on.I am aiming at common resonable configurations so assume it would be more resonable to place the order as, silver Saxon FAM, 1914 EKII and the enameled Austrian merit cross.Hope this is not a waste of your time and knowledge.Regards, --dj--Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--dj--Joe Posted May 19, 2006 Author Share Posted May 19, 2006 [attachmentid=40052]Thought I would show three minis that never appear to have seen use. I plan to pin them into the display singly.--dj--Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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