ccj

Good news Dave.

Let us know when the book will be printed. Oc course I will take one exemplar.

Christophe

I'd like to be on the list for a book myself.

c caudle

Trouser stripes

Major iG Johhan Doe

Trouser stripes

Detail of ribbon

Major iG Kleiner Rock

HHO in the button hole

Major iG Kleiner Rock

HHO in the button hole

By the way, this poor guy received three MVO?s with swords during WWI. Unfortunately he had to return two of them.

Bernd, that's a nice ribbon bar. Can you tell us who the owner was?

The last photo of this beauty

Christophe

I never saw it comin'

Beautiful Order.

Very nice, Christophe! I wish my wife would be me things like this!!!!!

I like your ribbon bar Christophe.

Great idea Charles. But we need to see the Rick ribbon bars'article. With this one we can easily know which one if good or which one is a fake. But the problem is the new creators of the ribbon bar are able to read such article and then create new fake which will be so similar to real that it will be impossible to know which is good or not.

Christophe

Yeah,

Rick could be the controller. He could either post the bar or he could remove bars deemed bad...

Very nice ribbon bar, even if it is for a non combattant. I like the ribbons' south style.

Christophe

We need a thread so that everyone's ribbon bars are posted in the same thread. A ribbon bar gallery showing all real bars posted on this forum would be great to...

Super, I was looking all over the place to find one better than the one I have on my page right now. Do you mind if I would use it for my web page?

Andreas

Andreas, are there maker marks on the oakleaves?

Check it out, probably the nicest Pour le M?rite from before 1916 I have seen:

More at: www.medalnet.net

Pour le M?rite with oak leaf awarded to General von Quast

Nice PlM and nice history.

You must have a LOT of disposable income to afford that one.

Just a dream for me, just a dream...

That is because you only collect BADEN, so you don't realize what the rest of us would kill for.

I'm willin to accept darn near any WW1 bar into my home.

Yup, two different classes so both could be worn at the same time, but WHICH classes? Probably a BMVK2X and aBMVK3X(mKr?).

Somewhere out there is a MEDAL bar.

This is the first time I've seen war merit and frontline ribbons on the same bar(s). Wish that was mine!

A very nice bar. I too wish it were mine. I'm amazed how you guys come across this stuff. I must be so far out of the loop... the click... the circle...

Quite happy with this one. My first China service ribbon bar. I'm assuming the plain blue ribbon in first place is a Prussian Crown order, given the other Prussian decorations. At first glance, this bar looks like it might have belonged to a medical officer, but what then of the combattant Anhalt in 4th place? Anyone have any thoughts or observations on this one?

This is a very interesting ribbon bar. I din't remember, did Anhalt have a non combattant ribbon?

I traded Saschaw a ribbon bar that matches one of his medal bars for this unusual little Bavarian. I think we both came out ahead on the deal.

I like the 4 place the best. Is the placement of the first two correct?

Well, I didn't imagine that one. Very nice Christophe.

It is for the Schwarzburg Ehrenkreuz 3. Kl m. X (SE3X)

Hmmmm. If it's at YOUR house, it must be from Thuringia.

White Falcon

Here's the ribbon bar mentioned by Daniel:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2298...org+von+Sachsen

Ciao,

Claudio

This has been very educational. Thanks

EXTREMELY difficult to say from such small fuzzy scans. The "normal" ribboned Schaumburg cross and what appears to be the Lippe-Detmold War Cross for Heroic Deeds between his EK1 and Wound Badge.

NOT a pinback Schaumburg-Lippe Cross for Loyal Service in War (for royals ONLY).

I'm startin' to think the Lippe Cross for Loyal Service in War pinback was for Royalty only! I'll do some research to let ya know...

I would think a few ribbon bars exist with kleiner dekorations will be out there somewhere. The were plenty, maybe too many, royals in the army.

What's this wartime officer wearing? I sure wish I could find his bio. He had done something special that gained him recognition from the Prince. I know the one on his bar is the Lippe kreuz but I guess I may be wrong about the other.

Thank you ccj.

David M - I do not think that, at least as far as German decorations are concerned, minis have ever had any ?legal? status.

You are correct in saying that they go back to the Napoleonic era; and, I might add, that at that time they were in style in Russia and France as well.

As I have mentioned in other threads, as near as I can determine, Imperial German minis were strictly private purchase items; therefore ?legitimate? pieces came from any number of sources, which explains the range of design and quality which is often encountered - one could do quite a study on the 1870 EKII minis.

Gentlemen,

Since the subject of Kleindekorationen has been touched upon, I thought that another example, in this case a Kleindekoration for the Red Eagle Order 1st class, might be appropriate for presentation.

Best wishes,

Wild Card

I have never seen one before. I'd love to someday find one to add to my collection.

Hansmeier at center