Jason

She's back on my watchlist!!

Jas

and the 21 year clasp

cheers Jas

the 15 year clasp

Here is the 9 year clasp

cheers Jas

Yes I think it is Coburg-Gotha, the last ribbon is the 1899 Coburg-Gotha wedding medal, so its probably a fair assumtion the SEHO medal is from Coburg-Gotha, probably the version with the bust of Alfred on it. It will look a lot nicer once I find the decorations for it!

cheers Jas

and the reverse of course

Good evening gentlemen, I thought I would share one of my favourite little bars, unfortunately without medals but we cant have everything! Im thinking it once belonged to a member of the Duke's household, a butler (or something similar) perhaps?

cheers Jas

the reverse

Great bar Christophe! I have a Godet made colonial button hole set with a similar crown on the St Henry ribbon.

regards Jas

1870 reverse

1870 obverse

No problem Mike, I'll scan it up tonight after work. Stay tuned...

Jas

Now I know why I love these pre-1900 bars so much. That is a FABULOUS bar Micha!

Jas

Thanks for the comments guys...4 years was a long time but it certainly paid off in the end. Only one more bar to complete, then its off to the frame makers to have all my pre-1914 bars put into a nice display case. Then I can start on all the other incomplete projects I have sitting in my to-do box - i'm up to around 6 bars now waiting on their medals!

all the best

Jas

and the reverse (of course!).

All the best

Jason

First came the easiest of the 3 - the 1870 medal, then the Saxe-Altenburg medal....and just last week from Christian (thanks mate!) came the 1870 EK2.

So here is is, back to its original form:

Hello Gentlemen! I received this bar from a fellow in Western Australia around 4 years ago and have been slowly but surely sourcing the correct awards to bring it back to life....

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10729&st=0&p=109701&hl=jason&fromsearch=1&#entry109701

Beautiful bars guys! When they got a few extras down the line they must have thought "why throw it away it might come in handy someday!" :)

and of course the reverse

This little darling arrived on my doorstep a few weeks back, I consider it an early present from me to me (since my wife only buys me "practical" gifts like socks and cordless drills) .

RAO (4th class?), 25 year DA and Centenary. A nice restoration project when I can get around to it.

Merry Christmas!

Jason

Gday Phil, nice to see another Aussie here in Imperial, we're few and far between! Welcome to the best Imperial forum on the 'net. cheers from Brisbane!

Jason

Thanks Christian and Rick.

I remember years ago a collector friend here had a non-combattants bar (pretty much destroyed) with a Philip on it, and even back then Rick mentioned the difficulty in locating one! Yep, a definite long-term project for this one.

all the best

Jason

My thoughts on the first 4 ribbons are Red Eagle 4th class, 25 year LS, DSWA (probably non-combattant) and of course Centenary...but the last one has me miffed. I'd appreciate any other opinions!

cheers

Jason

and the reverse

Could it be an Order of Philip? Or something else? Any help is (as always) greatly appreciated gentlemen!

many thanks

Jason