WW1 Medals and Pins
WW1 German Hindenburg Cross with Swords for Combatants, Ehrenkreuz für Kaempfer. Beautiful bronze Cross measures 38 mm across as do all Hindenburg Crosses. It is maker marked in the center, R.S.L.. for maker Richard Siepers, Lüdenscheid. It is suspended from about 2 inches of ribbon.
Another beautiful Hindenburg Cross for Combatants.
$25
WW1 German Black Wound Badge, Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz.
The hollow back badge is magnetic as is the pin. The black enamel paint has worn off a little of the depicted helmet as well as the thin round pin on the reverse. Complete with the pin and catch.
$42
WW1 German Black Wound Badge, Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz.
The hollow back badge is magnetic as is the pin. The black enamel paint has worn off a little of the depicted helmet. Complete with the pin and catch.
$38
WW1 German Black Wound Badge, Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz.
The hollow back badge is magnetic but the pin is not. The black enamel paint has worn off a good bit of the depicted helmet as well as the thin round pin on the reverse. The pin is definitely brass. Complete with the pin and catch.
As you can see, the helmet has surface rust and has not been cleaned.
$30
WW1 German Black Wound Badge, Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz.
The hollow back badge is magnetic as is the pin. The black enamel paint has worn off the helmet as well as the thin round pin on the reverse. It has wear. as you can see in the photos. Complete with the pin and catch.
$34
WW1 German Medal Bar with Iron Cross 2nd Class and Hindenburg Cross with Swords, Eiserneskreuz 2 Klasse, Ehrenkreuz für Kaempfer.
The Iron Cross is magnetic. It measures 42.5mm across. It looks to have a maker’s mark on the ring, which I cannot make out.
The Hindenburg Cross for Combatants is maker marked, O&B, for Ochs & Bonn, Hanau.
They are suspended from a rounded metal device, marked D.R.G.M. on the reverse with a thin round pin and catch. Both ribbons are original and the Hindenburg Cross ribbon has the crossed swords device.
Really nice.
$125
WW1 German Medal Bar with Iron Cross 2nd Class and Hindenburg Cross with Swords, Eiserneskreuz 2 Klasse, Ehrenkreuz für Kaempfer.
The Iron Cross is magnetic. It measures 41mm across. It has a maker’s mark on the ring, which I cannot make out.
The Hindenburg Cross for Combatants is maker marked, W.R. for Werner Redo, Saarlautern.
They are suspended from a flat metal device, with black cloth on the back and a thin round pin and catch. Both ribbons are original and the Hindenburg.
Another really nice original.
$135
