Oldenburger FA Cross with case and MAKER!

[JensF.]

I've never seen the case and a maker for that cross. Very interesting:

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...tem=3202966497

And the pics for the "eternity"

[JensF.]

Case with maker:

[stogieman]

Wahoo!

Only about the fourth one I've seen in years! First one with any writing on the box. I hopped on it, anybody HAVE to have it just PM me and I'll back off!

[JensF.]

I am not hunting for cases. Try to get it Rick. I am only interested in that maker. If he made ALL FA-Crosses of Oldenburg? Would be one of these mysterious makers like these who made the Braunschweiger or Hanseatic Crosses.

[stogieman]

YES!

Knauer was the House Jeweler, I've seen his logo on Oldenburg House Merit Order cases and here's a Second Class cross with maker-marked packet of issue:

[stogieman]

Here's another first

... class cross, with maker mark

[stogieman]

Nice close up of...

... the maker mark on a packet. This time for an Oldenburg Regimental Medal, ex-Niemann, currently in a Private California Collection

[Rick Research]

It is nice to see confirmation that Knauer made these... I wonder why they didn't bother marking them?

Was it as simple as "steel" was "beneath" them? That would br an odd attitude for the Court Jeweller!!!

[admcdonald]

Der Rittmeister currently has one of these for sale at the moment,by the same maker.
Regards:Andrew

[PaulHD]

except The expensivemeister wants $325 for his. To me,
that makes this cased 1st cl. a steal at 104 Euros, stogie.

regards Paul