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Joe

I like them worn too but it is nice to have a few examples of how they would have looked on the day they were presented.

I have more cased awards but as you can see I'm not too organised when it comes to displaying.

Rich

Goodness Richard, that is quite a stack of awards. I will of course pester you to share some as your time permits.

Regards, --dj--Joe

Joe

You only have to ask and I'll accommodate as best I can.

Rich

Let us see if we can keep this thread going. I will check through my items.

--dj--Joe

Here are a couple pics of my knights cross', I've posted them before but I took better pics of them in there cases. Both are marked 900 and 1.

Fritziii

Here is the second one, there is some question on whether this is a gold cross or a silver, it has a very gold look to it compared to the other. I'll try taking more pics of them side by side and post later. Enjoy.

Fritziii

IMHO, this is a very unique specimen. A well reapected Author/Collector, from who, I believe is a member of this forum, the following quotes were received from back in 1997:

"I was very interested to see the photos and slides. I can't say much about them other than that I haven't seen similar ones and the look to be of very good quality."

"I wonder if the pilot/observer badge with brilliants might be some sort of prototype? I know for a fact that the Bavarian Army Museum in Ingolstadt has a set of Oakleaves, Swords and Diamonds for the Knight's Cross which are supposedly the first prototype priduced and which are cast from standard dies with jems set in drilled holes, in the same manner as the sapphires are set in your badge. Perhaps your badge is, therefore, an early variant, before the badge was entirely hand made and covered in diamonds?"

"There is another alternative as well. You know how the Navy produced silver war badges with diamonds only on the swastika (e.g. Ausillary Cruiser, High Seas Fleet, E-Boat etc. for presentation to Naval personnel in these branches of the Navy who won the knight's Cross with Oakleaves? These diamond studded war badges are well documented as is the criteria for their award. It strikes me that the badge in your possession is very similar indeed in manufacture to these other diamond studded warbadges. Perhaps this is a prototype of a badge which was intended for presentation to all pilots who won the Knight's Cross with Oakleaves?? Actually, on reflection, I think that that is a more plausible explanation that it being an early version of the standard pilot/observer with diamonds."

"All this is just guesswork, however."

My humble contribution.

Tim ------>>>

Inerds.

Hello everyone, I created another topic about the luft pilot observer badge and moved a couple posts from this topic to the new for further discussion. I want to leave Richards badge here in this topic and will try to create a link in the other. Lets keep both topics going as for I believe they are both good ones.
Tim, those are some pretty nice looking SS medals. Thanks!
Richard, can you get us some more pics of the luft badge and post them here in this topic and the other, it looks nice.

Fritziii

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Originally posted by fritziii:
Hello everyone, I created another topic about the luft pilot observer badge and moved a couple posts from this topic to the new for further discussion. I want to leave Richards badge here in this topic and will try to create a link in the other. Lets keep both topics going as for I believe they are both good ones.
Tim, those are some pretty nice looking SS medals. Thanks!
Richard, can you get us some more pics of the luft badge and post them here in this topic and the other, it looks nice.

Fritziii

OBVERSE PHOTOS OF SPECIMEN -- THESE WERE TAKEN BACK IN 1997 WITH COLOR FILM, NOT DIGITAL. WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK I SHALL REPEAT THE REVERSE PRESENTATION USING MY DIGITAL CAMERA.

THIS DIGITAL OBVERSE PHOTO CLOSE-UP MORE CLOSELY REPRESENTS THE ACTUAL FINISH OF THIS SPECIMEN.

Here is an unmarked EK1 in the case, anyone know what maker this could be?

Fritziii

Here is the reverse

OK guys lets see some more cased medals and badges. This is a pretty good thread going here.

Fritziii

Fritziii, can you show a side view of the hinge and pin?

--dj--Joe

Joe,
Here are a couple pics.

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Fritziii, would you wish to open this EKI example up for discussion?
If so you may wish to pull it from here and start a new topic on it.

In my opinion it is most likely an S&L manufactured piece.

--dj--Joe

Joe, I think I will, I have a couple other topics I want to get up for discussion also.

Fritziii

Linking two cased award threads together.
http://daggers.infopop.cc/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/800097573/m/953105662

Hello all,
Here is a picture of my cased Prussian fire service medal. I love to see cased items particularly civil or political ones but all are great to see! Thanks
Duzig

Here is a cased Polizei Meisterschaft non-portable award for the civil enthusiasts among us. This one is actually Austrian and was made just before the Anschluss.

Appreciate seeing both of these awards. Both appear to be in excellent condition.

--dj--Joe

Hello again all,
Orpo nice item! What is the size of that police plaque if I may ask? And again Joe thanks for the comment. Attached is a picture of my Honor plaque for horse breeding and a pic of my cased Blockade Runner badge. I am not really a collector of war badges, I believe the blocade runner badge to be original but as I do not really collect those items much any input regarding it is appreciated. Again thanks and nice to see all this stuff!
Bill

Duzig,

Thank you for the kudos on the Polizei Meisterschaft award. The award is 5cm X 6cm and was struck at the Austrian Mint in Vienna. The case still reatains the paper label from the mint.

Great additions all! I have got to get out more and find some of these items. Bill, every time I see your horse breeding award I am mesmerized! Rich, I have always liked the red cross award too, if memory serves you have the miniature also?

Regards all! --dj--Joe

Hello again,
Rich, sharp looking item. Love to see non portable items from whatever period,all beautiful. Orpo thanks for the info on your award and Joe, again thanks for the comment. Yes the horse award was one of those items you see at a show and immediately know you want to acquire. Thanks to all, and as I said regarding the Blockade runner badge...I believe it to be good but welcome any definate confirmation on it as I don't really collect those items.
Bill

Here's a Dutch NSB Commemorative medallion, instituted in the autumn of 1940 by Anton Mussert for all those who had been interned in May 1940 by the Dutch authorities for political activities.

Cheers
Don

Nice one Don. I would imagine not to many of those floating about out there!

--dj--Joe

I don't want to see this thread die.

Neither do I !
Here's my collection of badges.

Ron, Patrice, thank you both!

--dj--Joe

Thanks for bringing this back up, I missed it the first time around. Like Rich, most of mine are not organized. I have showed several individually before but will try and post some more photos when time permits.Here's some for now.

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