DSWA - MEDALS AND CLASPS

[markwadeks98]

As a general rule I only collect bayonets, but these medals occassionally turn up for sale with the ks98 bayonets and add a little to their story .

Collecting clasps is a minefield as there are official ones , privately made ones and fakes . The medal itself was awarded to members of the schutztruppe and the clasps could be purchased (if eligible). In practice many members didn't purchase the clasp at the time of service , and then post war had jewellers make them up (popular in the Weimar Republic era) , and this then makes it difficult to ascertain whether it's a post war veteran made one or an unscrupulous forger .

The certificate is a modern print, the wax stamp was added using the original (damaged) stamp in a fellow collectors collection.

Often when finding a medal with clasps there is zero providence to determine originality.

 

[gunnertwo]

Thanks for the info on the clasps, did not know about the history of the variations.

Thanks,

G2

 

[grimlin13]

This is an Introduction and Test Forum, which is for new members to introduce themselves and let us know a little about themselves. It is also for members to test functions of the forum, such as picture posting. Seems lately a lot of new members use it to for anything but what it is intended for.
When a post is made here such as this, it is missed by some members who do not look at this sub forum on a daily basis, if at all. This post should be posted on the" WWII German Militaria " sub-forum ( WWI and non German stuff has been posted there too). It is good information to know and something I am sure not all members know about.
I, myself, collect in several different areas of WWI and WWII German militaria. I always look forward to learning something new, such as this.
A word of advice to all new members, slow down and read. There is a description for each sub-forum (what it is) under the Title of sub-forum. Sometimes there are sticky (saved) posts on how to use said sub-forum.

 

[markwadeks98]

there were 16 clasps awarded for the campaigns in dswa, the rarest two clasps being the kalahari 1907 and 1908 ones (which were also awarded to british forces who assisted in the campaigns as they were fought in british territory )

1. HERERO-LAND . 17th Jan.1904 -- 15th Aug. 1906
2. OMARURU . . 17th Jan.1904 -- 12th May 1905
3. ONGANJIRA . 9th April 1904
4. WATERBERG . 24th May 1904 -- 15th Aug. 1906
5. OMAHEKE . . September 1904 -- June 1905
6. GROSS-NAMALAND 27th Oct. 1904 -- 25th May 1906 18th -- 26th Dec. 1908
7. FAHLGRAS . 29th Oct.1905
8. TOASIS . . 17th Dec.1905
9. KARAS-BERGE . (The Regulations state KAR-ASBERGE).
   30th Aug.1904 -- 22nd Apr. 1906 12th Oct. 1906
10. GROSS-NABAS . 2nd -- 4th Jan. 1905
11. AUOB . . 29th Nov. 1904 -- 17th May 1905
12. NARUDAS . . (11.11.1908 identified form instead of NURUDAS).
    10th -- 11th March 1905
13. NOSSOB . . 25th Mar. 1905 -- 8th Apr. 1905
14. ORANJE . . 28th June 1905 - 30th Aug. 1906
15. KALAHARI . 1907
16. KALAHARI . 1908