Claudius

Marvellous photo!

That is the most medical awards I have ever seen on one bar. Wow. Bravo!

Great engravings on the back! The USS Ranger that the medal is referring to is likely this vessel. He was obviously recognized for his recognized good conduct on this ship and his other assignments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Nantucket_(IX-18

Hello Nikos: Welcome to GMIC! Keep in mind this isn't my area of collecting, but I can recognize a great group when I see it. From the pre-WWI/WWI era and all engraved to the same person. A wonderful set. Individually these medals are not worth that much, but belonging to the same person they become an unique group and would likely attract some interest (if you were looking to sell them). IMHO -you should put a ribbon on the New York Medal. It wouldn't be that hard to find one. I've included a link to see what the ribbon pattern should look like. Don't worry, adding a replacement ribbon to the medal will not affect the value and will actually improve it. https://www.google.com/search?q=state+of+new+york+medal+wwi+service&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=v1tFX6l0rEX-NM%3A%2CkV44KXMtlsdNnM%2C_&usg=__ZGD_05_wGh-UO4uRZzaAVR-MvmE%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwje2Y-Sn-XbAhUKHqwKHZVYB0cQ9QEIaTAJ#imgrc=yx-TV2oVQUdyGM:&spf=1529600864214 You can check with the US Navy Archives to see their policy on releasing information on this gentleman. They may have records on him, but they may require that it will be only released to family members. Ancestors.com may also be an option if you have an account.

A great bar. The awards really show up well on this presentation. Like Dave said, he found a match but there could be other matches too. With the dark blue felt backing, could this be navy? Or not navy because it's not Frack?

Great medal bar and ribbon bar set! I agree with you; I do believe the Lübeck rolls were constructed, but not published. But surely the Lübeck rolls alone wouldn't be enough to identity this gent. Are there rolls for one of his other awards he earned? The 25-year TR Police Service or the Luftschutz medal? (I'm not well apprised of TR era medal rolls.)

I would use a Blacklight on both sides of the bar. Not conclusive proof of genuine, but might provide immediate evidence.

And what is that first ribbon suppose to be? It has a conspicuous placement.

It is nice to look at the Hessen Hochzeitserinnerungs medal. Strange Austrian style mounting. Can you post some clearer photos of the medal obverse? Maybe some close-ups. Can I ask when you bought this medal? I would like to see more photos of the medal bar too, please. That's a real interesting piece. The medals really got "chalky".

@1812 Overture Thank you for posting these photos from Tsingtau/Qingdau! Wonderful photos! There is a lot here to look over. I wish Rob Whittaker was still alive. He would have loved looking at them. Please post more when you have the opportunity.

Agreed. Please show some more photos! The reverse and underneath. And close-ups.

That is a nice, NICE bar! I wish I could hold it my hands to get a really good look at it.

Thank you for bringing this to this forum's attention. I want to take some time to really look through this.

The shine on the medals is really high and it's hard to get good look at them in this photo. However this photo appears to have been taken at about the same time period as the first photo in this thread. Thanks to Dave's list of awards, we can extrapolate their identity in this photo (with just a slight difference in the ordering). In my opinion, that last medal is the Braunschweig Order of the Lion -2nd Klass

Yes indeed. Great photo! I wish we could the spange on the ribbon because it will have his unit. In the same way, it would be nice to read the three spange on the DSWA ribbon. One is almost common. Finding two is nice, but three is a real treat.

Magnificent bar Roman!

Capital work!

no idea. It doesn't look official. I almost want to believe it is some kind of commemorative to the Marartha/Indian war and I keep staring at the letters on the scroll to say "Assaye"; but I only see "ESSAYXZ"

Thank you Andreas. Kind Regards, Claudius

Is "L.R.G.V." a veteran's group?

Great! Post it again when you do. Front and back. I have seen the White Elephant on other medal bars and I think they are a really cool-looking award. They are a delight to see on the end of a medal bar.

Great job Komtur! What a nice mini set. The medal bar must be a really stunning one to look at as well. I have always wondered what these officers did to receive the Siam award. Is this mini set yours pep? Let me know if you find it's big brother medal bar (or ribbon bar). I have space in my case for this one!

Hello Martin; I am glad you can join us on this forum. In my opinion, if you are interested in buying MVKs, I would recommend a well-established dealer. Their websites make it clear that they guarantee the authenticity, and will buying back something if it is shown to be a fake. I look forward to your future posts.

Outstanding! It is a bit of a collecting outlier for me, but I really like these attributed u-boot medal bars and groups with the research for details.

Hello Morar; This is indeed an ambitious endeavor but you seem to have some of the qualities necessary to bring it to fruition. Namely, you knowledge of history, the countries, the players and their "tech" (machines of war). And lastly you have the desire and determination to do this. There may be dozens of us on this forum with the similar knowledge of WWI history and the weapons, but if you have the will and fortitude to push this project; that will make all the difference. In my opinion, you have an outline of the components of the game, the campaigns, the (Conquest) modes. It appears that you need a team of gamer programmers, software architects, and CGI artists to envision an end product and then to map out a way to get to that vision. There must be gamer programmers and software designers that would love to hear your idea. I don't know where to find them, but maybe there are forums and websites that openly solicit these talents and ideas. Good luck and don't forget about us if you are looking for awards to feature in your game. I'm sure we can give you LOTS of ideas there! -Claudius