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19 hours ago, saschaw said:

I'm sorry to disagree, but in my eyes, this is neither an "interesting" nor a "beautiful" bar: I think it's a modern put-together! Some of the ribbons don't look convincing, and the reverse backing is even worse. In best case, someone re-assembled the bar from one man's single medals... however, I'm not sure if the combination is possible at all. Who would receive such a Schaumburg-Lippe military medal during the Great War? Was it given to junior officers at all? And: with no prior Schaumburg-Lippe cross?!

 

Also, I saw this group in an auction recently, where it was offered alongside some other "re-creations". One group apparently tried to imitate Hermann Göring's medal bar, but had some technical difficulties as well. If there's any need, I can dig the other ones up again for comparison's sake... again, I'm really sorry for that bad news!

 

Thank you so much for your honest opinion. I am all ears to any sort of criticism and valuable comments. I have faith in this bar and hope to find any history of this piece if someone could point a place for me to work towards.

I would not rule out the possibility of it being put together. As, German awards, unlike USSR awards, have completed series and traceable records, it is much harder to determine whether the piece is being put together. This is one of the closest possible pieces for me to get to seek for any interesting history (if it is not put together).

In terms of auction, this piece should not be on auction recently, since I got it straight from a fellow collector friend. And he got it quite awhile ago. However, it would be grateful if you could show me the auction. Thanks a lot

On 24/08/2023 at 23:56, VtwinVince said:

That is a very interesting medal bar. For a pioneer junior officer to be decorated so highly, he must have been quite the guy. The unofficial award on the end is particularly unusual, as is the award of the Lippe Merit Medal with Swords. A great bar.

Thank you, thats why I am trying to dig out a bit more history if possible. And I am here to hope if any fellow collector could hint me where I might found any relevant information, not just this bar, but any other German Awards in the future. :))

I have recently got this beautiful piece, but I have absolutely no experience in terms of tracking down military history, therefore, I would like some help if possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have got a name with some help of Daniel Krause and the name is Richard Behrens (Lt Des Res)

Dear Collectors,

I have recently encountered this Spanish Cross in Silver, AKA Spanienkreuz in Silber mit Schwerter.

The reason that I ask if because although it is mark as CEJ, the font is different from all the Junker Stamps that I have seen before. It is suspected to be made by Paul Maybauer, since the sword handles looks more like from Maybauer. However, the eagle looks kind of weird to me, but I am not sure if it is because it is in mint condition.

Would love to listen to some opinions,

Thank you,