red eagle order 2nd class advice

[Gerd W.]

Hello Imperial guys!!

I would like to ask for your most welcome help in case of 2nd class red eagle orders.

Here the story:

I'm on the way to buy me such award, as it would complete a Prussian high rank officer set-up (Oberst Schutzmannschaft). Honestly, I've no clue about these awards, so I'm walking on some kind of mine-field

I did some investigation on WAF, but there are not many old threads about that special matter.

So I would highly appreciate any help to sort out the fakes (as I would like to find me an original). Is there any special advice what I've to look for? What are the best ways to identify original awards? What are the give-aways? Could someone provide good photos of originals?

Many thanks in advance for taking the time!!

Kindest regards

Gerd

[Gerd W.]

sadly, not much response............

[PaulChep]

The RAO2 is a very high award which was usually given to high ranking officers of at least Oberst level. As with most things I am sure there are fakes. I would suggest taking some pics before buying the medal and posting them here for opinons.