Bayr. MVO

[EuRob]

Hey all

Recently acquired offa Detlev

What a nice order!! My favourite by a long shot!!

(Had to post dealer pic as its winter and I live and work in the North of Blighty and am only home when it's dark!! Cant get a good representive pic with the flash )

[EuRob]

.....and at a good price! Thumbs to DN

[Don D.]

One of my favorite Imperial awards. The quality is there for all to see. Of course the enlisted guys got ugly MVKs instead. Rank had its priveledges.

[Mike Dwyer]

One of my favorite Imperial awards. The quality is there for all to see. Of course the enlisted guys got ugly MVKs instead. Rank had its priveledges.

Actually, Don, I think the MVKs with swords and crown are very, very nice looking medals, not ugly at all! Of course the MVOs are prettier with all that enamel, but I still like the MVKs too.

[Don D.]

Ah, but it just shows the class distinctions. Officer equals pretty, shiney enamel.

[Wild Card]

Hey all

(Had to post dealer pic as its winter and I live and work in the North of Blighty and am only home when it's dark!! Cant get a good representive pic with the flash )

Don’t worry, EuRob, these Bavarian MVO’s are notoriously tough to photograph accurately. Most often the silver base below the blue enamel tends to jump out.

Nice piece you have there, congratulations -

Wild Card

[EuRob]

Have to wait til spring for a good backlight!! At least we got xmas coming lol
Have a cased MVK with swords mm W&co. I do like these Bayr. awards and hope to land in a few more too!!

[EuRob]

The chips on the enamel on the MVO really dont distract from its beauty and it has a been there look. I am really tempted to get all the gunk cleaned off it (as it is silver so cant wash off any coating etc)
I know what people feel about this and in a way I agree too but when I look at it I think what it could look like. Comprendez??
Would be interesting to see whos for and against, I think I see both sides???

[Brigadeführer]

Hello,

your MVO is a early one and was bulit 1917 or earlyer. It's a Gebrüder Hemmerle and the Medal in the middle is a real golden one.

Grüße

Basti

[Brigadeführer]

...and don't clean it!!! That would be pretty stupid!! I would never buy a "cleaned" one! It's like you would rape it!

[EuRob]

Hello,

your MVO is a early one and was bulit 1917 or earlyer. It's a Gebrüder Hemmerle and the Medal in the middle is a real golden one.

Grüße

Basti

A real golden one? what do you mean by that? Every day is a school day!
I hear what you're saying regards the cleaning but there is a bit of "gunk" on it and wonder what it might look like with none of this on it?