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Congratulations Chris on owning this fabulous group. I really like the Hesse Document and the ribbon bar combo! Best wishes Matt

I like the mounting style on this bar! But what are the "pins" going through the Honor Cross and Hungarian Commemorative ribbons? Hard to tell from the pictures but i am assuming someone has stuck these through the ribbons? Maybe they are commemorative pins that are worn on a suit etc? Matt

I for one find some parts of her listing quite arrogant!! And the price.... A shame this beauty will now be destroyed in just 6 days time when this auction ends because no-one in their right mind would pay that much for a bar in that condition...i know i wouldn't and couldn't! Christophe, i am with you...a boycott is just the thing! Matt

Hi Scott, You see i too thought something was a-miss with the prague bar then Rick said it was ok as you can see from his comment above. Though in-hand it looks different from the photos. Thanks for the price range, seems fair to me. Kind regards Matt

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Gentlemen, What do you make of my little bar? I have never seen this kind of combination before with Prussian Crown Order Medal and Mecklenburg-Schwerin Merit Medal. Maybe rare? Regardless, it is my first time encountering both. I like the look of it. Passes the black-light test and all materials look and feel pre-1945. This is a very well made and tightly constructed medal bar. Would these 2 awards have been awarded pre-1914? Would the owner have been a civil servant of some kind before the Great War? Obviously later a long serving Police Officer. Any help working out what kind of uniformed chap wore this would be greatly appreciated. All opinions welcome! My best Matt

Gents, I have been approached by a fellow member asking me to sell these 2 ribbon bars. Can someone please direct me on a fair price? Thank you Matt EDIT: Both have been black-lighted and do not glow.

Very well spotted Claudius! It could be a possibility! Matt

Saschaw, your comment has prompted me to look in my ribbon book (Medal Ribbons and Orders of Imperial Germany and Austria) and i do not see a non-combatant ribbon for Schwarzburg....just cross of honour, medal of honour and medal of honor for war merit. It is hard to tell from the picture but maybe these medals are on hooks making it easy to remove them and maybe they got put back in the wrong place? Clutching at straws here but a possibility? I then looked at Claudius' first post and see he mentions Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt....so further down my page i look and i see a similar ribbon...medal of merit for long service (1853)...but with the blue ribbon representing the long service award from Prussia, this option is out also? My best Matt

I would say the last medal on the bar was awarded as a non-combatant order...just noticed this from looking at the ribbon bar...one ribbon has swords, the other one does not. Matt

What an astounding ribbon bar!! Great grouping of items Claudio! Matt

My first thought also. Matt

A great find! I it! Kind regards Matt

It seems to be sewn down, can make out the threads from the picture. This bar was a potential purchase, but in the end i decided to give it a miss. Thanks to all for the help. Matt

Thank you Eitze....and thanks for posting this ribbon bar, very nice indeed! Matt

The 12 Year Medal should come BEFORE the 4 Year Medal.....have never seen a Wehrmacht bar with a Police Medal before...but i guess it could be possible if the chap was in the Police before he joined the Wehrmacht. The construction of the bar looks ok to me. Are the Wehrmacht Service Medals and Eagles magnetic? Kind regards Matt

My thanks to SPM and a special thank you to Deruelle! Kind regards Matt

Ah i see... Amazing, so it would be a case of finding out where the Officers of JB Nr. 13 went to after the First World War? Maybe some decided to put on some sort of TR uniform? My chap played some role in the Second War as he received the KVK2X...but again who knows what sort of role. From different threads i have read and a lot of information written by Rick R i am going to hazard a guess that this chap was either a member of the Party in some shape or form, or some sort of Civilian capacity, but was brave (hence the Swords on the KVK). The lack of a Long service award has brought me to this conclusion. I may be wrong and totally away off on my own here, so please let me hear your thoughts. It has turned out to be a very interesting little bar indeed! My best Matt

Timo, It would be my opinion that the second ribbon is the Hohenzollern House Order. The ribbon bar looks good, aged etc. If i see a device anywhere i will certainly let you know. Kind regards Matt

Christophe, Thank you for this information. Can you please explain how you tracked this chap down to that Battalion? Is an ID possible? Thanks Matt

Thank you SPM. Very informative! I am still interested to know how this ribbon is most likely Reuss and not Waldeck. Was the Waldeck award very rare? Matt

Hi SPM, The swords are guilded. I had initially thought Reuss myself...but then after looking in my book saw no such ribbon under the Reuss section...so thought Waldeck. How were the two differentiated? Perhaps by the colour of the swords? Thanks Matt

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