Awards & Medals 1813-1918
WW1 2-Piece Medal Bar & Batton
WW1 2-Piece Medal Bar (Ordenspange), consisting of a WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class and a Hindenburg Cross. The medals are nicely mounted on a medal-bar. The iron cross is marked 'K.M.' (Königliche Münzamt, Stuttgart). With matching ribbon bar. Nice set!
1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class - Godet
1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). The cross has a three piece construction and has a magnetic B-type core. The cross can be attributed to production by the company of 'Godet' from Berlin. Rare original 19th century cross
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class 'WILM'
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). The cross is maker marked with a 'WILM' indicating production by the company of 'H.R. Wilm' in Berlin. Complete with its original 14cms long sized ribbon having a small ribbon-bar attached. Nice original WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class in good condition!
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class 'LW'
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). The cross is maker marked by unknown manufacturer 'LW'. Complete with its original 15cms long sized ribbon. Nice original WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class in good condition!
WW1 Iron Cross 1st Class 'Godet' with Loops
WW1 Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse). The cross is nicely maker marked by 'Godet-Berlin'. The cross is having 4 factory soldered on loops on the back, also called 'Ösen' Variant. Extremely rare variant cross in very good mint condition!
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). The cross is maker marked but the marking is hard to read. Complete with its original 7cms long sized ribbon. Nice original WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class in good used condition!
WW1 Iron Cross 1st Class - Screw-Back
WW1 Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse), type 'Deutscher Offizier Verein'. Rare cross having a two-piece screw-back set-up (Schraubscheibe), marked '800' silver. Rare original cross in good condition!
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). The cross is maker marked by an unknown manufacturer. Complete with its original short confectioned ribbon having a small ribbon bar sewn on for tunic attachement. Nice original WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class in good condition!
WW1 Iron Cross 1st Class - Screw-Back
WW1 Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse), this is a so-called 'screw-back version' (Schraubscheibe) which is unfortunately missing the middle plate. The small screw is present. Unmarked piece by 'Paul Meybauer' from Berlin. Nice original example in used condition!
'Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer'
Hindenburg Cross for Participants 1914-18 (Ehrenkreuz für Kriegsteilnehmer). The cross has been period mounted on a so-called 'Einzelspange'. Maker marked by the company of 'Assmann & Söhne' from Lüdenscheid. Nice original cross in good used condition!
'Ehrenkreuz für Hinterbliebene'
Hindenburg Cross for Widows and Parents (Ehrenkreuz für Hinterbliebene). The medal comes with its original 13cms long sized ribbon, the cross is not visible maker marked. Nice example in good condition!
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class 'S-W'
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). The cross is maker marked with 'S-W' indicating production by the 'Sy Wagner' from Berlin. Complete with its original 4cms long sized sewn on ribbon. Nice original WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class in good condition!
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class 'KO'
WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class (Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse). The cross is maker marked with 'KO' indicating production by the 'Königliches Münzamt Orden' from Berlin. The cross comes with its original 11cms long sized ribbon. Nice original WW1 Iron Cross 2nd Class in good condition!
Turkish Half Moon - 'Gallipoli Star'
Turkish Half Moon "Gallipoli Star" (Eiserner Halbmond/Gallipoli Stern). The star is not visible maker marked. The star is in heavily worn and slightly damaged and/or repaired condition, see photos. Nice original piece for a fair price!
16mm Miniature Silver Wound Badge 1918 - Godet
This is a nice example of a First World War 16mm Miniature Silver Wound Badge (Verwundeten Abzeichen in Silber 1918). The '900' silver miniature is nicely maker marked by the company of 'Godet' from Berlin and comes on its original carton sales card. Extremely rare original miniature!
WW1 Iron Cross 1st Class 'Otto Schickle'
WW1 Iron Cross 1st Class (Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse). Rare non-magnatic one-piece construction cross. The cross is not maker marked but can be attributed to production by the company of 'Otto Schickle' from Pforzheim. Rare original cross in very good condition!