Hi guys..... ask yourself why this is a very sensitive thing to talk about.... maybe not everybody builds medal bars like this because of "display reasons"...... Herr Freitag himself sells very "questionable" medal bars on a internet auction house and even more (not) questionable battle clasps on the same auction house and on ebay - makes no good feeling to me if a "creator" sells things for other people new creations..... I would never create or rebuild a bar like this, original old or nothing - BUT THIS IS ONLY MY PERSONAL OPINION!!! Of course you can buy the ribbons from him or actual on german ebay, there are a lot of ribbons offered, search through the 1870-1914 section in the militaria section... greetings Heiko