Kaiserabzeichen

[morel5000]

Hi Chip,

thank for clarifying. These kind of discussions would go easier if we could all sit at a table full of interesting imperial items and with a beer in hand .

Best regards,
Michel

[Larry Stewart]

I like that idea a lot Michel, i'll buy the first round No, wait...maybe Chip will

Larry

[Montgomery Burns]

yea ,,sometimes its so easy to get to an understanding ..

a cold glass off bear .











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[Chip M]

a cold glass off bear ..

Thanks Kay, but I think I will stay with the beer, it goes down better! On second thought, two or three beers sounds even better!

Chip

[leibregiment]

Here is my lot..........the jaeger has traces of gilt

[streptile]

Interestingly, some of these are apparently marked CEJ under the crown.

[streptile]

Michel's inspired me to get one of my own too.

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[leibregiment]

My 1912 Artillery has the CEJ mark

[Chip M]

I believe that the undated Jäger type insignia are postwar and used by police and possibly forestry officials. Original pre-1918 examples would have the year of the award on the stag's skull.

Regards,
Chip

[leibregiment]

Nicely spotted Chip, posted the wrong one......its my Freikorps rossbach badge

[taube]

Gentlemen,

what are your thoughts on this one?
It is stitched with an extra bow of oakleaves.
I do not believe it is Freikorps era due to the crown.
Maybe Jägerbund?

Thanks!
taube.

[Bobbylee]

Thought you guys might like to see a Bavarian version of the award. Also the first model KA with second award as a separate attachment rather than the badge scroll.

[Willi Z.]

Hi Larry,
no - there is a list in a german-collectors-magazin from 1982:
"Orden-Militaria-Magazin" Nr. 7/82 (from the BDOS)
Best regards,
Jens

Is this magazine available anywhere? I have seen this issue referenced on German websites.

Here is some information on a Russian website;

http://antique-photos.com/ru/awardsd...abzeichen.html

[Willi Z.]

A Jäger emblem on the cover of a photo album from the 1./ Garde-Jäger-Bataillon, which apparently won the award in 1910.

[Brian L.]

Gentlemen,

what are your thoughts on this one?
It is stitched with an extra bow of oakleaves.
I do not believe it is Freikorps era due to the crown.
Maybe Jägerbund?

Thanks!
taube.

I believe this is a badge for former members of the Garde-Schützen-Bataillon (Berlin). Without crown and in gilt metal, it did become a Freikorps badge for the same unit.