PLEASE NOTE: We are BACK IN THE OFFICE as of MONDAY 01/06 catching up from Travel and Shipping out the Mountain of Orders we received!!
YES, Kanae is Here, Listing, Packing, & SHIPPING as of MONDAY 01/06!!
Update 01/10/25: WE ARE still EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!
If you would like to PAY for an Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you ASAP!
THERE MAY BE SOME DELAYS in SOME POLICE & FIRE BADGES AFTER Wednesday 01/15 when I Leave for PORKY'S!!
NOTE: If You Are Going to Porky's I will be bringing CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEVADA, FEDERAL, & STATE AGENCY Badges.
If You Want to see something in-hand that is NOT in a Category above, try to let me know this weekend so I can get it pulled for the Show!!
We are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and we will promptly SHIP MOST orders with ONE Business Day of Receipt of Payment!
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That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order payments!!
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
This is a circa 1890s Austrian Teutonic Order badge for a Professed Knight (also known as a Priest Cross) in enameled silver. The original German Order of the Teutonic Knights was instituted in the twelfth century by a German Crusader, Duke Frederick of Swabia. The badge is Austrian-made and has silver marks on both the pin and the catch. It would have been worn upon the breast.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1890s.
SIZE:
Approximately: 2-7/16" in height and 2-3/8" in width.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Silver, enamel.
ATTACHMENT:
Vertical T-style pin with C catch.
MARKINGS:
Silver marks: AKA A A(?) on pin; mark (possibly hand with two fingers crossed?) on catch.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from an Austrian militaria collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. MBCJX09 LFGEX9/13 SEIJX11/13
CONDITION:
8- (Very Fine-Excellent): The badge has some light wear and minor tarnish only.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
