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Iron Cross 2nd class equivalents.

Colonials and the lower left one is particularly nice as it's to a non-combatent. The upper right is for Venezuela.

A mixed bag with a small POW day tinnie dated 1916 at the bottom.

The earliest Iron Cross; an 1870. Slowly getting all the bars...

Starting from 1848 and going forward... Again I like the bars which show that a man fought on one side in 1866 and then four years later was fighting in the Franco-Prussian War, but with the former enemy.

And his medals.

Here's a fine contemporary WWI portrait in oil of an observer. I'm sure his parent's or wife had it painted. I hope he survived. It's nice to have a portrait and the man's medals. I wish I knew his name.

I'm going to add the latest updated shots of the trays etc. You'll see that some of the items in the trays have changed and there are new additions. I hope you enjoy this trip through time vis-a-vis German medals. : ) The point of this collection was to try and obtain one of each other the TR medals mounted on a bar. Of course there are some that are so expensive that they're out of my level of collecting, but I'm satisfied with these and I hope you'll find them interesting.

Here's a small tray of Japanese items. Not much but a historically interesting spread. Hope you enjoy them.

Here's another new one. Orden-bander-dekorationen ?otnuigal-lunft Saarbrucken 1 Eisenhabnstr. 60 Tel. 2000 Orange/gold on black cloth stitched on left and right sides

Couldn't agree more... what a nice ribbon bar!!!

You've got the more unusual version of the French Korean War Medal. : )

Be my guest. It's not my pair. How I wish it were, but alas too steep for me; but I can appreciate them. : )

Hanover; Guelphen Military Merit Medal (CHRISTIAN SCHWARTZE CORPORAL im JNFAN ______ LLE); and Great Britain: Waterloo Medal (CHRISTIAN SCHWARTZE, 4th LINE BATT. K.G.L.). Naming is officially impressed. Naming is partially obscured on both, better than fair. Accompanied by documentation from the National Archives confirming Schwartze on the Nominal List and on the Pay List, as having fought at the Battle of Waterloo with the 4th Line Battalion and assorted research papers. Footnote: Christian Schwartze enlisted as a Private with the 4th Battalion, King's German Legion on December 12, 1805. His military history includes stops at Verden, Clooney Barracks, Tullamore, Blagdam, Zeeland; Messina, Gisso, Contessa, Augusta, Syracuse and Gauzien (Sicily); St. Vincente, St. Culgat, Valls and Esplugas (Spain); Oudres, Deal, Mons, Bois de Boulogne and Neuilly (France); and Barnstorff (Hanover). He was with the 4th Line Battalion and awarded the Guelphen Military Merit Medal for participation and being wounded three times at the Battle of Ordal, September 13, 1813. As noted by von Wissel: "Schutze Christian Schwartze, 4th Line Battalion, was leading his mortally wounded Lieutenant Graffe out of the battle at Ordal to the rear and went directly back to his unit, although already wounded himself. Shortly after, he received two more wounds which left him on the ground. Again, at Waterloo, he distinguished himself." Schwartze was only one of fifteen men to receive the Guelphen Military Merit Medal with the 4th Line Battalion.

It looks like Christmas came early. Beautiful bar; thank you for sharing.

A nice Canadian pair with a tailor label. Starmount & Tailoring Edmonton, Alberta

A close up of the Spink's tailor tag.

Spink's label for a WWII Italy Star group.

A beautiful single EK2C mounted by Godet.

Max Weise Gera-R. Tel. 792 Yellow on black cloth Please read this thread about this bar. http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/3219-imperial-fakes/page__st__140

Very nice bar and so nice that's it has the tailor's label too.

Berlin W.9 Frakenberg & Ilse Potsdamerstr White on black cloth stitched down on left and right sides.

Here's the reverse of the above medal.

Note that between the V and the B, there is no blemish and it is just flat. You can also see that the rod under which the ribbon passes, is a separate piece.

Here's the only one I have to a man whose name was Wang Te Lin and served in the Chinese Labour Corps (CLC). There is no blemish on the obverse between the V and the B either. The suspension rod is a separate piece too. What is interesting to me is that the initials on both the obverse and the reverse seem to be clearer and more prominent than on the bronze BWMs with the round three. Sorry the photo is upside down, but nevertheless, you can easily see the flat or straight three.