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That's one that I never suspected would be that unique. Another one to add to my list of likely unique but eternally untraceable ribbon bars.

After a bit more research, I went ahead and bought the assault frame and pack from IMA. They both appear to be pretty good in person.

With some of my notes being lost to a hard drive crash, I don't remember what the two foreign ribbons at the end of this bar are: ...anyone know off hand?

A little while back, I had a hard drive crash, and lost some of the notes that I had on my collection that I hadn't already printed out. Apologies for the redundancy, but now I don't remember what the general consensus of the group was as to what the likely identity of the red ribbon in this lapel bow was:

Just an opinion based upon my observations as a cat owner.

I think it just means that you just came out of the litter box.

I can't really tell from the picture, but it seems like it would be largely irrelevant in this case. To have two 1914 EK-type ribbons on a bar, both with gold crown and swords - what else could they be but one of each?

My one lone contribution is, I'd imagine, quite far from the realm of identifiability.

HHOX and Crown Order with swords?

Heck, I'm picturing the Kurgan from Highlander...

Thanks! Any guess on what #4 is?

Could you post a better scan of the ribbon bar?

I wish I had one to give. This is a pic that I found online somewhere, and have had on my hard drive for a while.

Any guesses as to what's on the ribbon bar?

Looks like a nice solid M-30 gas mask. I can't see anything that gives me cause for pause, and I too would buy it. (Still looking for a cannister for my M-38, in fact.)

Sometime after 1976, as this General who started in the guard around that time has one: <a href="http://www.ngb.army.mil/ngbgomo/library/bio/1804.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ngb.army.mil/ngbgomo/library/bio/1804.htm</a>

Here's my one lone example of it, appearing on a fairly nonsensical German bar.

Huzzah to that. *sigh*

Look at the rim that goes around the edge of the helmet. Is the seam in the front or the back? If it's in front, it's definately WW2. If it's in the back, it could be very late war or post war.

To pull an ancient thread out of the depths of the ether, I've finally got a moment of sanity again in my life, and I'd like to go back in and see what could be dug up. Any suggestions how to go about contacting the Kriegsarchiv and requesting this info, especially given my mediocre grasp of the German language.

I'm a WWII reenactor in the initial phases of working on a German impression. I've stumbled across a few relatively inexpensive items at a firm called IMA, and wanted to submit them to the collective wisdom of the experts here: M-35 Helmet: http://www.ima-usa.com/product_info.php/cP...roducts_id/1542 Assault Frame: http://www.ima-usa.com/product_info.php/cP...roducts_id/1490 Pack for the a-frame: http://www.ima-usa.com/product_info.php/cP...roducts_id/1304 ...any thoughts or opinions on the accuracy of this stuff? Thanks, --Chris

Been a bit distracted lately, and have managed to completely lose track of who is doing what in regards to the recently uncovered rolls. Has this lapel bow inched any closer to the realm of identifiability in recent months?

...and in the interests of de-hijacking the thread, here are a couple more of 'em that are actually on-topic:

...you mean like this one?

Thanks for the help guys!