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ANd the reverse of course!

A small Frack bar....

the back.... I now have three sets just like this with a G10 HK! must have been their local supplier for the Wurttemberg boys...

And Now for Wurttemberg.....

and the reverse....

another Saxon Trio....got the bug bad huh!

and the reverse... I really do not know what went on with the scissors...how did he ( or She) mamage to cut it like that?? but one thing...i am seeing a trend with the Hindenburg crosses..the ribbon has a different furling at the bottoms...so the bars must have been a duo until Adolf instituted the HK, so the Vets went and added the HK, and the tailors had a different style to the original bar makers....along with replacing the original 2 place bar metal with a 3 placer...etc...pity they could not see the sense of making the bar look symmetrical...never mind..i guess time and an growly boss was more of an issue back then...rather than getting the bar looking like it was originally this way.... but it IS interesting to see the varying styles......

and the reverse.... Also a Saxon Trio

And now a Bulgarian commemorative medal with EKII and HK+X A nice tidy bar!

and the reverse of the bar....

and now a Non combattants trio...very smart!

and the reverse.....

Gents, Behold my latest buying spree.... first up is a Saxon 4 place bar Most of these bars are courtesy of a very kind fellow forum member...Mr Christian Lehrle...thanks Christian!

Where can one buy this book?

Welcome to the forum Brian!! And a super bar! wow! its well worn with pride... Can you tell us more about this Baden Doctor? Regards Paul

Hi Don, I see you got that last one from Mr Hunter in the GMIC auction...Nice! Heres another Simple single....Lovely! Cheers Paul

Oh! and hers the reverse...

I cannot belive the audacity of the fakers these days!!!! This surfaced on our favourite Evilbay...HaaaaaHaaaa! What a joke! comments welcome! Hee heeee!

Thanks guys! One has A.U Wien written on it...the lower right one....and the two eagles are alloy..and the last one has got todz written on it...? Had no idea really....just guessing at it...( that they were rank buttons...) Has anyone got real prussian rank buttons they can post so i can see what they really look like? thanking ye kindly... Paul in NZ

Evening Gents, These just surfaced down my way... wondering if they are Imperial rank buttons?? Any help will be appreciated thanks! Regards Paul

Who the hell is this guy? he buys everything! seems to have unlimited funds for his hobby... Starting to annoy the hell out of me! can't win anything....

What a magnificent bar....

An Addendum to my earlier posts in this topic... Was talking to my elderly Grandfather today... He was talking about his entitlement to the france and Germany clasp to his Atlantic star... he told me he really only applied for the clasp much much later after the war...like the 1990's!!! he had to proove details like the missions flown and the area and all the details of all his operational flights...to show them that he was entitled to the clasp to his Atlantic star. They told him, it would take 6 months to check it...( it took 3 months) but in hindsight..they must have had to wade thru 50 odd years of records to ascertain that he had done the tours etc.... before awarding him the clasp. Now that makes sense why his minature medal bar did not have the clsap for years and years... Pic enclosed... But he had a funny ( well perhaps it was at the time) anecdote..about the awarding system.... he knew of chaps that had gotten shot down on their first operational flight...and they apparently were not entitled to any medals at all! ....how bizarre is that! ...technically they were in an operational flight with facing the enemy and all (well they had to be...to be shot down,. woudnt one think....?) but according to the awarding criteria....it was not sufficient to be awarded any medals....Crazy! its the least one would expect from a grateful country...for the sacrifices one has given.... But...thats war... Interesting doncha think...? Regards Paul

Yes i echo that! awesome indeed! Thanks for showing! Regards Paul

Paul. You truly are an assett to GMIC! You always have positive things to say about anyones posting..and no mattter what the level the medal group is... You truly are a Gentleman.! Keep up the good work! Kind regards from New Zealand to you! Your friend and fellow collector Paul Denton