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Manufacturers of the Order of the Crown| crusader |
Posted: March 22, 2006 03:13 pm
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 Soldat  Group: Members Posts: 20 Member No.: 844 Joined: March 12, 2006  |
Oh, that's interesting for ME!
The dealer said it was given to him by an expert collector of romanian awards as you see on the pictures, and I thought that it is given during ww1 - but now... So I have read correctly that this combination isn't right? Is it a fake? |
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| Carol I |
Posted: March 22, 2006 03:16 pm
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 General de armata  Group: Members Posts: 2250 Member No.: 136 Joined: November 06, 2003 |
Not quite. As I said before, it could be that it was an authentic WWI award of a new badge (King Ferdinand I) for which a case with the old cipher (King Carol I) has been used. I was only wondering if my reasoning is correct. |
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| Carol I |
Posted: March 31, 2006 10:11 pm
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General de armata Group: Members Posts: 2250 Member No.: 136 Joined: November 06, 2003 |
I have stumbled upon a description of a badge of the Order of the Crown mentioning multiple markings: "KF", "A" and Diana head. Do you have any idea about who was the manufacturer?
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| dragos03 |
Posted: April 01, 2006 12:09 am
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Capitan  Group: Members Posts: 641 Member No.: 163 Joined: December 13, 2003 |
The Diana head was the French hallmark for silver, so maybe the manufacturer was Kretly.
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| Carol I |
Posted: April 01, 2006 11:14 am
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General de armata Group: Members Posts: 2250 Member No.: 136 Joined: November 06, 2003 |
I did a little search on the net and it appears that Diana's head was also the Austrian mark for silver. Furthermore, the letter "A" appeared on silver items manufactured in Vienna. So the badge could equally well be Austrian. Do you know any Austrian maker with the initials "K.F."? |
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| b737 |
Posted: April 01, 2006 11:37 am
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 Plutonier major  Group: Members Posts: 311 Member No.: 390 Joined: November 18, 2004 |
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| Cuza |
Posted: April 01, 2006 02:11 pm
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Caporal  Group: Members Posts: 117 Member No.: 165 Joined: December 14, 2003 |
Karl Fischmeister, Vienna used the mark K.F., 1880's-1903 and is said by Court Jewelers of the World to have manufactured the Order of the Crown. He also subcontracted work for Resch. |
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| Carol I |
Posted: April 01, 2006 10:31 pm
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General de armata Group: Members Posts: 2250 Member No.: 136 Joined: November 06, 2003 |
Thanks Cuza.
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| dragos03 |
Posted: April 23, 2006 03:05 pm
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Capitan Group: Members Posts: 641 Member No.: 163 Joined: December 13, 2003 |
Another manufacturer was Artus Bertrand, Paris.
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| Carol I |
Posted: April 23, 2006 10:07 pm
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General de armata Group: Members Posts: 2250 Member No.: 136 Joined: November 06, 2003 |
Does anyone know of a jeweller using the mark "AF"? Look in Hallmarks on Romanian orders for more details.
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| dragos03 |
Posted: June 23, 2006 03:17 pm
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Capitan Group: Members Posts: 641 Member No.: 163 Joined: December 13, 2003 |
Here is an Order of the Crown (GC) made by Lemaitre. It belongs to the Belgian Royal Military Museum.
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| Carol I |
Posted: June 23, 2006 03:30 pm
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General de armata Group: Members Posts: 2250 Member No.: 136 Joined: November 06, 2003 |
It appears indeed to share some of the characteristics of the other Lemaitre badges posted earlier on this forum.
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