Winterschlacht medal, 88

[Spielhahnjaeger]

I've had this one for a long time, but I wondered if the packet is appropriate to the manufacturer. From the main site, I found who made the 88 marked medals, but can't seem to find reference to the manufacturer on the packet (or I didn't look closely enough...). Any help would be appreciated!

[Tom Yanacek]

Hello,

A very nice medal, ribbon, and packet that you have there.

The medal is by Werner Redo of Saatlautern. It is completely original as is the ribbon.

Undoubtedly, the packet is original too, but it is a mismatch to the actual medal. In my opinion, that packet has to be rare as I have never seen this maker before. It is obviously to a metal ware manufacture in Posen and there were only a couple of known manufacturers located in Posen. I checked the Lieferant, LdO, and RZM listings and could not locate them anywhere. They could very well be one of the firms listed as "unknown" on the Lieferant listing.

A nice medal, but I love that packet.

Best regards,
Tom

[luftkrieg]

Great little grouping.

Kind regards
Pierce

[Woolgar]

Yes very nice

Nick

[Antonio Scapini]

I agree, a veri nice group, but the packet doesn't match with the medal.

... I checked the Lieferant, LdO, and RZM listings and could not locate them anywhere. They could very well be one of the firms listed as "unknown" on the Lieferant listing.

About this I think it's correct what Tom said and I absolutely agree with him.
We must remember even that some packets were done for all the firms of an area, for example I remember a medal from "Josef Rücker & Sohn" and another from "Rudolf Karneth" that used the same packet with the general stamp "Metall-Kunststoff Gablonz"; but not in this case.

This is a Redo Packet.

[Spielhahnjaeger]

Thanks for the comments, guys! It's too bad they don't match, but nice to know it's an usual packet.

[Spielhahnjaeger]

Turns out I've got another Redo WiO. Are these identical in material? They appear to be, but thought I'd make sure as these are the only two I own. Don't really want to keep both if there's not a compelling reason to do so from a collecting perspective.