Claudio

Dear forumites, As I am known to be a freak medal bar collector I followed the auction of the here under shown medal bar... it reached Eur 1'121!!! Wow... If I add the single value of all medals including also the miniatures I don't even arrive on Eur 500.-. I bid 500.- Euros and was almost worried to get it, because I thought I overbid! Right now I am quite releaved not to have followed this madness, although it's really a nice small un-identfiable bar... Your takes on it??? Ciao, Claudio

Obverse:

My Ehrenzeichen f?r Verdienst von Frauen und Jungfrauen in der Kriegsf?rsorge (Sachsen-Meiningen): obverse.

Detail front:

Detail reverse:

My Verdienstkreuz f?r Frauen und Jungfrauen 1870-71. Obverse:

Is this von Einem related to the above-mentioned? see this link: http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/sho...light=von+einem

I was reading with interest this thread and also confirm to have seen it on Ebay... but I never hesitated not to bid on it! Not for a single second... I wouldn't even touch with a 10 meters long pole... Such weird combinations I would only buy if there are documents which attests the correctness of the bar. Just my 2 cents. Ciao, Claudio

Hallo Heiko!!! Turkey... that's quite strange! World is really small.... But why the police they have to keep your found pieces for a couple of years??? As evidence for a future trial? They can just take some pictures, put in writing (report) and send them to you... Anyway I keep the finger crossed for you! Viel Gl?ck! Ciao, Claudio

@ Veteran: all Frackspangen (medal bars for civilian attire/tuxedo) were worn like that under the label of the jacket.

It's difficult to say... one of these three! There're also other bars that I am very attached, like the first ones I bought over 20 years ago... Sometimes I am very sentimental! Ciao, Claudio

... and a more rarely seen Hannover'sche maker's label: Wilhelm Wellhausen.

another Reimann's label bar of a Weimar-Era produced medal bar....

A Grabow & Matthew Kiel's label...

Beautiful Paul! Congratulations for your newly adquired piece! Ciao, Claudio

Same Dealer for "Milit?r Effecten" (interesting German old-style spelling) but different label: Adolf V?lker in Gotha.

Label Adolf V?lker in Gotha...

Stempel (stamps???) Reich... Ciao, Claudio

not mine, unfortunately!

Maker's labels on ribbon bars... here's Sedlatzek's label!

H. Acker in Stuttgart... a simple KVK 2. Kl. ohne Schwerter!

Fahnenfabrick Mehn in Braunschweig!!! (producer of flags in Braunschweig)... interesting!

Same Ordenslieferant's label but on reverse of a larger bar...

A 1870-71 NCO veteran's medal bar with the VK in Silber... Medals' description: ? Preussen, Verdienstkreuz in Silber (OEK 1851) ? Preussen, DA 2. Kl. f. 12 Dienstjahre, Medaille, 2. Modell, 1913-20 (OEK 1976) ? Preussen, Alsen-Kreuz 1864 am Band f?r K?mpfer (OEK 1932) ? Preussen, Landwehr-DA 2. Kl. f. 9 Dienstjahre, Medaille, 2. Modell 1913-20 (OEK 1979) ? Preussen, Erinnerungskreuz ?K?niggr?tz?, 1866-67 (OEK 1938 ) ? Preussen, Kriegsdenkm?nze f?r K?mpfer 1864 (OEK 1936) ? Preussen, Kriegsdenkm?nze 1864 f?r K?mpfer mit 4 Spangen Gravelotte-St.Privat, Beaumont, Sedan, Paris (OEK 1941/1, 1941/7, 1941/8, 1941/10, 1941/24) ? Preussen, Zentenar-Medaille, 1897 (OEK 1965/1)

Here's my brother's Verdienstkreuz in Gold am Einzelbandspange... Ciao, Claudio