Hohenzollern Dream!

[CRBeery]

Here is newer bar to my collection. It is one of those pieces that just speaks to me and calms my inner child. I had to do some better pictures before posting it. Sorry to all of those that have been squinting at my avatar trying to see this.

[CRBeery]

The back side per the request from Rick.

[CRBeery]

A little closer on the first two. They are a tad hard to find, even more so mounted!

[CRBeery]

The Inhaber Kreuz. This is the only one I have ever seen mounted.

[Stogieman]

Well Chet, I think this looks much better than the xerox you mailed me! My congrats on an O~U~T~S~T~A~N~D~I~N~G Medal Bar !

[CRBeery]

The finale two. The Albertskreuz is one with the seperate medallions. These are priced higher in Nimmergut and on dealer sights. I own this multi-piece kreuz and a one piece and in my opinion they multi-piece is WELL worth the extra money. The detail is far superior.

[CRBeery]

The 3-D construction of the Bavarian Michael the Brave is one of the best details I have found in Imperial medals. Unique does not cover it !

Another detail I love about this bar is that the silver is taking on that rainbow effect that happens as patina forms. I will not clean it off. It is so subtle but a great bit of character.

Edited July 16, 2005 by CRBeery

[Guest Rick Research]

Ooooooooooooo. (lovesick cow noises)

But nope, sorry, still can't SEE it very well, so please send triple insured to me at:

Yeah, 610 bronze 1911 Hohenzollern Jubilee Medals! That would be a rare SINGLE, never mind with the PRUSSIAN Hohenzollern "Inhaber" and the other two warrant officer equivalent status crosses.

I wonder if this guy was a Feldwebel in Fusilier Regiment 40, or a court flunky?

We may never know, but this is a PRIMO peacetime "enlisted" bar and as as they get. (For Bob: this is a "4:4 George bar.")

[CRBeery]

Rick,

Feel free to come and visit anytime you want. I figured you had seen this a couple of owners ago.

[Bob Hunter]

...and I thought it was just another nifty bar then suddenly, POOF! it becomes a 4:4 George. Just like the beer add said, "It doesn't get any better than this."

[Mike Dunn]

Chet, that is a beautiful medal bar. Looks like your collection is growing nicely! Great find! Mike

[Gerd Becker]

Chet, like i said in private, that is a fantastic and rare Medal-bar. Congrats to this outstanding find.

Gerd

[CRBeery]

Thank you all for your comments! It is really nice to share something like this with those that have shared so many nice items in the past. My collection grows one item at a time. I still stray but I come back to Imperial every time. I blame you guys and that is not a bad thing.

It was a rare find to come across a five place medal bar that fills five voids in my collection.