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    Stogieman

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    1. Stogieman
      Couple of things to note on this bar: Condition is stunning Radiator Paint (as the other Rick likes to call it) on the Hanseatic Cross Proud Saxon
    2. Stogieman
      I have always felt this bar was an NCO bar. What type or branch? I don't think we'll ever figure that out.
    3. Stogieman
      Interesting group of documents Chris. Thanks for sharing these!
    4. Stogieman
      You have a thin, hollow stamped gold disc, real gold from the photo and I still believe the piece shown to be real. My opinion, for what it's worth.
    5. Stogieman
      And the reverse. I can't comment on the medal, I am unfamiliar with this one. The ribbon was the same for the 1864 NC KDM as well
    6. Stogieman
      A little late, but still a nice non-combattant ribbon. Courtesy of J?rg Kalies
    7. Stogieman
      RAO Medal is not "entry level"... the order was almost exclusively officer and fourth class was entry. The medal is kind of an "afterthought" for NCO's, etc. not many awards, mind you... I can count on one hand the number of these I've ever seen in mounted groups and only one photo of one being worn. Pretty scarce!
    8. Stogieman
      Well, it was cheap and that runs right in line with what the seller said and what Rick thought. Simply a "you have served and now your retired" document. Perhaps this entitled him to some sort of priviledges like free soup, or "get out of jail free" when the newest group of KGB came a knockin' at the door!
    9. Stogieman
      Hmmmm, did not see "I love riddles" line??
    10. Stogieman
      And page 2. Excellent condition. Neat!
    11. Stogieman
      First Page inside. Cute photo!
    12. Stogieman
      This was cheap, and I absolutely love riddles. Seller said it's a Mongolian KGB ID, Ministry of Internal Affairs of MPR to Comissar Dashbalbar, on reserve. Date of Service: May 07, 1946 Name: Senior Leutenant Jadamba Dashalbar Duty: Senior Comissar of Secret Service, 1942
    13. Stogieman
      And that's why there's Two Twins, aka The League of Two Rickies. My (Truly) Evil Twin (The Evil Rick Research) has knowledge of Red Cross stuff that I cannot even begin to scratch the surface on!
    14. Stogieman
      That's much later striped paper tape being used to reinforce that very fragile looking box as well.... Nice to see this family valued the piece enough to try to preserve the history. A nice change of pace, even with the "adulterations".
    15. Stogieman
      Reverse of same. Yes, different style. Mounted wrong, one would have to seriously question the "shocking pink" backing material despite the fact that we do actually see this color material quite often! What's very nice about this one is it isn't bled into the ribbons as is so often the cases with the more vibrant backing materials. A little rain and/or sweat and things get messy real fast!
    16. Stogieman
      Here's a nice and correctly mounted Life Saving Medal on a Prussian Bar
    17. Stogieman
      I wish to clarify one thing here...... Bars like this certainly exist. Trap bars with backings. Trap bars with wire hooks. Trap bars with both. The thing is when there is such a glaring error in precedence, one must then begin to question every little thing about the bar.
    18. Stogieman
      Yes, bu therein lie some of the problems...... extremely unusual (Note the word unusual, not impossible) for Pre-1915 style trapezoid bars to have a neatly sewn backing...... the brass wire "hooks" are not what I would normally expect to see either.
    19. Stogieman
      Correct. eSpew Bar. I don't think it matters if they glow or not on this one. Like I said, the position of the ls medal really bothered me. REAL Prussians had it in 1.place all the time, everytime... barring actual combat awards.
    20. Stogieman
      Reverse......... Very strange construction
    21. Stogieman
      This one bothers me....... mostly because of the placement of the LS Medal.
    22. Stogieman
      Nope, I read every single one you post as it really breathes some "life" into these little things we covet.......... I'm still a "why" guy...... I always wonder "why" he received the award.........
    23. Stogieman
      Now that's a pretty fair piece of detective work!
    24. Stogieman
      I'm always tickled when I see the "Sturmtruppen" poses... lots of gear, trench clubs, lots of hand grenades piled up, tucked in belts etc... I think these guys considered themselves to be elite and nasty and darn good at what they did...
    25. Stogieman
      Hi Chris, nice little bar. When I see one like this, mounted for civilian wear, I always think "really nasty wound"...
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