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Victorian trio Ismaili bar jowaki 1877-8 Afghanistan bar Ali Mujid long service medal to 1328 pet Stephen Churchouse 4th rifle brigade

I haven't posted anything for a wee while now and I always promised David I would post a pic of this Group. RQMS George Myers KOSB & 20th Rifle Brigade Queens South Africa Medal with Clasps 'Cape Colony', 'Paardeberg', 'Johannesburg' & 'South Africa 1901' (KOSB) WWI War Medal (Rifle Brigade) WWI Victory Medal (Rifle Brigade) with MID Oakleaf - Confirmed with MIC and London Gazette entry Meritorious Service Medal (Rifle Brigade) - Confirmed with London Gazette entry The MSM is 1 of only 2 awarded to the Rifle Brigade for Egypt.

Thanks Fritz

Great group. I have a msm 14-18 trio mid group to z655 sgt h w Steele 2nd rifle brigade. Cant seem to be able to load pictures.

Hi, so a while ago I got a Brodie helmet from my grandfather and I was trying to get the markings identified. The inside leather is pretty crumbled and damaged from sitting in an apartment for a long time doing nothing but if anyone could help me out that would be great! The marking appears to read C2 but I could be wrong and there is a very very faded name in the last picture which I believe says something along the lines of F.C. Schilio thank you!

Hi new to this forum and site. I would like to start collecting German court mounted groups as I have collected british medals for some time now. Are there any combinations that just are not possible or is that a question with to many answers. thanks paul

DDR Transit-Visum for a one way transit from West Berlin to the BRD, Ausreisestelle Schwanheide, 1981 (travel by rail) Passport page with Ein- und Ausreisevermerk DDR, Horst and Schwanheide (Rail), ca. Sept. 1981

Here is an interesting device, a multiple grenade launcher. This assembly uses 4 Lebel rifle assemblies linked together to create a portable battery that could be fired at once. The grenade used was the Mle. 1916 DR grenade, which was a rifle grenade, and came into service towards the end of 1916. The grenade itself had issues with the percussion fuse, which could cause premature detonation or undesired results upon impact, and was not popular with the rank and file, which is why I suspect they were used more in the battery role instead.

Doorn Speisesaal Arbeitszimmer Haus Doorn, the Kaiser's deathbed. Visitors are not allowed into this room. + 4. June 1941 +

I think everyone feels the same way, but unfortunately we are stuck with it, prices have really risen from the first day on. Everyone with any savings had only the half from the first day on. The Euro was thought to be a bridge over borders, but nobody is travelling now!

Period image showing this above listed mess kit worn on the pack.

Period image of the Zeitzunderhandgranate being used by German troops.

Image of my Zeitzunderhandgranate, this is the type with the fuse in the rear area by the carrying hook. The other type has the fuse in the front, opposite the handle.

Thanks for the reply

French sniper team, the shooter has a periscope on the rear of the rifle, his spotter next to him has a longer one. Periscope type rifles were used by both sides during the conflict, although not very widespread.

I missed the DM, did not like going to the Euro at all.

Just found while going through some old papers, these were the 1991 series, I think these were the last before the DM was withdrawn on 1. January 2001. They must have been with the papers since Summer 1997. Persons depicted: Bettina von Arnim Annette von Droste-Hülshoff Carl Friedrich Gauss

Here's one I drew about 15 years ago (2005/2006) - training a recruit

Further photo added, see further up under post-war photos. Here, a different category, as a racing driver! and one from the archive, Prinz Leopold von Bayern, with original autogram from 1984.

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Cheers Colin , I'll pay it a visit, when the weather improves

Yes Kenny, that's the one it's a nice little café I can recommend it.

Excellent Colin, was great to see you again where is that cafe? is it half way up Dundas street? looking on google maps at the moment , is it the Laquila ? I've not been to Dundas street in years , always good to find somewhere that sells a good burger.

Here's some more additions picked up from Kenny's shop last week, on another shopping trip to Glasgow. had a great day found a great little café on Dundas St side of Queen St Station, the owner made the best burger that I have ever tasted.

Cheers Colin, glad you liked your items , was great to meet you too , you've got to keep the wife happy just don't tell her how much they were

very nice Colin

This is the latest one I've finished framing.

Welcome NSHADO, Love your two Fire Brigade Medals.

Hello, Leon, If no one else has helped you out, I have quite a bit of the correct Fire Brigade Ribbon that you need and would be happy to send you a length. Just get in touch with me on PM and give me your addy. Like I said, I have quite a bit so No Charge. NShado

Hard to say on the Eagle Colin, but it's still a nice ornament either way

Yup, could be then... this is all circumstantial but.... Wurttemburg Schwaben is an area in South West Bavaria incorporating the Black Forrest region. The Black Forrest does have a very strong wood carving history - cuckoo clocks are well know to come from the Black Forrest. Zermatt is a municipality in Switzerland - but Zermatt could have been a company name or the name or the carver or who knows. So circumstantial at best but local wood carving with the badge stuck on. If the badge is authentic and the attachment of it to the wood looks kosher it may just be "folk art".

Not seen an HJ item like that, hard to tell if real I guess, probably a one off commissioned piece? No idea

Great medals. Love the display for the Mothers cross

Having looked again for the maker of party badge RZM M1/102. the correct maker was Frank & Rief-Stuttgart- Zuffenhausen, and not Phillip Turks of Wien. Will post a Parteiamtlicheabzeichen M1/Makers Codes list Soon.

Here's 4 more items for you, 1st Is a upgrade photo of a 4 year award front & rear veiw. 2nd Bronze DRL Sports badge maker (Wernstein/Jena ). 3rd Party button hole badge, Rzm M1/102 maker (Phillip Turks Ww Wien ). 4th Cloth arm badge and metal cap badge polizei.

Excellent Leon, the Floch copies are very good

Hi kenny, no it was part of a swap deal, don,t worry I didn't lose out.

Hi Leon, sorry to say the Iron Cross is a fake , L/21 is the maker mark of Floch , hope you did not pay too much for it?

Iron Cross 1st Class maker L/21 screw backed. Welfare Medal lowest class (nickel ). 1934 Mutter und Kind cloth donation badge ( brass bar clasp with needle pin to reverse ).

Hi Leon, yes only the gold came in a case ,the other two would be issued in packets

Got the Gold, Silver, and miniture bronze mothers crosses from a friend and fellow collector who sadly died last week. they were a gift to remember him by. Am I right in thinking that only the Gold mothers cross was issued in a case, and the Silver and Bronze classes were issued in paper packets.?

Heres some closer veiws, mines only a simple camera, best I can do theres a litttle distortion on the cross

Yes David the set came with picture which was a bonus. I have at last managed to get a miniture bronze to go with it. I had'nt realised they were so tiny, here's a photo next to a day badge of it.

I love the Mothers Cross set.It is by far my favourite Medal from the Third Reich.Did the picture come with the set, or was it added after? It would look really good ,IMHO ,if you could get a miniature version to go with it.

Here's Michael Reitmeier NSDAP member, also former SA. and NSKK service records and medical discharge certificate. He was interned at Abensberg 15 May 1945, and released 11 October 1946.

Hi Leon, sorry to say my supplier does not do fire cross ribbon, but will keep an eye out for you.

Okay Kenny, would appreciate it if you could. will e-mail you later.

I might be able to get to get you a copy ribbon, original would be much tougher.

Excellent

very nice