Germany to 1918

Membership ribbon of the Prussian Veterans' Union with an additional pendant awarded for 50 years of membership of the first model with an uncoated overlay (German Preußischer Landeskriegerverband Mitgliedsabzeichen für 50 Jahre 1. Form), the name of the compound, the pendant and the washer on the reverse signed with the name of the manufacturer are visible on the material part, the fastener is in working order.

operation: Heinrich Timm, Berlin

Works cited: Hüsken katalog, item 9659e, p. 347. (SM, 

Membership ribbon of the Prussian Veterans' Union with an additional pendant awarded for 25 years of membership of the second model with an enamelled overlay (German Preußischer Landeskriegerverband Mitgliedsabzeichen für 25 Jahre 2. Form), material part and washer on the reverse signed with the name of the compound, fastening in working order.

Works cited: Hüsken katalog, item 9659c, p. 347. (SM, 

Hindenburg Cross with Swords (German Ehrenkreuz des 1.Weltkrieges Frontkämpferkreuz), established on July 13, 1934 at the initiative of Reich President Paul von Hindenburg, to honor all veterans involved in World War I, a card back signed "O.6", bronzed steel, ribbon included.

operation: Orden Herstellergemeinschaft, Pforzheim

ribbon length: 14.5 cm (SM, 

Medal of the Kyffhäuserbund Veterans Association (German: Kyffhäuser-Denkmünze für 1914/18), the so-called broken banner, established on June 18, 1921 by the Kyffhäuserbund board, awarded to veterans of World War I, gilded brass, ribbon to complete.

designed by: Hermann Hosaeus 

ribbon length: 20 cm (SM, 

Hindenburg Cross without Swords (German Ehrenkreuz des 1.Weltkrieges Kriegsteilnehmerkreuz), established on July 13, 1934, on the initiative of Reich President Paul von Hindenburg, to honor all persons not directly involved in the frontline fighting of World War I, the reverse signed "CL", bronzed steel, ribbon included.

operation: Carl Wild, Hamburg

ribbon length: 15 cm (SM, 

Iron Cross 1914 2nd class (German: Eisernes Kreuz 2.Klasse 1914), established on August 5, 1914 by Emperor William II, to distinguish all persons who during World War I showed a single act of courage on the battlefield, bravery or combat merits, and each time the decision was made by the command, on the basis of the circumstances, three-part, signed "K" on a circle, magnetic core, blackened, frame unglued, silvered, covered with patina.

operation: W. Kluge & Co.

Uniform buckle Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (German Red Cross), introduced as a permanent element of uniform in 1912, appropriate for Mannschaften (eng. body of serials), overlay, box made of nickel-plated brass, with a clearly preserved, mirrored surface (hence the flashes and reflections in the photos), steel forks, operational.

Works cited: Deutsche Koppelschlösser 1800-1918, Lothar Bichlmaier, Lothar Hartung, p. 167.

A set of uniform shoulder pads, black braided with gilded thread, probably suitable for Hussar troops, without further identification.