Bob Hunter

Dos Ricardos have seen it and blessed it. If I recall RR classified it as a third type.

Some pictures are loading now and some aren't. That suggests to me that it's a problem with my ISP. I'll wait and see. Thanks for the feedback.

The workmanship is breathtaking in close-up!

I dislike the term minty also. It is meaningless. Try substituting 'crisp'.

None of Christophe's or Tom's images are showing up for me. Is it my system or the site?

Now you tell me! ...and to make matters worse I have no visibility of the dpi on my feeble scanner...maybe I need an Epson like yours...

and my one and only Turkish delight.

and here is an example of real sigrunen.

a single in bronze

Although not imperial these devices qualify as unusual and infrequently encountered or in Das Chairman's words scarce.

This crown and swords appears on a Prussian half height mini bar. The total length of the bar is 60mm.

Another Saxon with the obligatory' fashion statement' on the EKII, the vaulted swords and the campaign clasps on the 1870-71 War Commemorative Medal! Thanks for the correction and the information, Gerd.

I really like this clasp.

This interesting crown appears on a Bavarian ribbon bar.

and the next to a Saxon warrior with two types of sword devices.

I thought it might be interesting and informative to look at the variety of swords, crowns, crowns and swords, sabers, symitars, crescent moons, EKs, wreaths, campaign clasps(authorized or not) and various other attachments that appear on our ribbon bars. If something terribly interesting shows up we can start a separate thread on the subject. I will begin with the swords and crown on the Reuss ribbon.

I think I will start a thread on unusual ribbon bar devices and see how it goes. There are many unusual examples of crowns, crown & swords, swords, etc. Perhaps we could catalog a few of them. Since most of those devices are found in the imperial (present topic excepted) I will begin there.

Any more real ones out there? I'm sure there are a few...

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and here is my only single...in bronze.

Hey! If I had a heritage of witchcraft behind me I could do the same thing! Most people who see that picture would probably think its done with clever software but we know the truth, don't we? And what about the awesome power of the pentangle and your covenant with the lords of the lower darkness...?

Lovely medal bar, Richard! Even lovelier ribbon bars especially with those perfectly wretched little orange ribbons on the end that only you are ordained by the Almighty to own. ...and in all 'seriousity' what you have done there is truly a once in a lifetime achievement. Nice. OBTW use the picture(s) as you wish with your renewed project. Standard industry practice applies. I expect 10% of the residuals. Would you like a retake so it's a little less crooked??? My scanner lid keeps knocking things out of alignment!

Remarkable photos, Ulsterman. Thanks for posting them.

I do if you'd like to use it, Joe.

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