M Hunter

Yes, this is great info to be aware of, thanks Ulsterman!

Matt

I've tried to enlarge and clean up the image a tad and put arrows on the area's of concern. I also noticed the uneven lower feathers/wings by the legs and the eye looks to be right on top of the head. Hope this helps.

Chris

Thanks Chris.

I posted the spange and the medal bar on the Imperial Forum....spange is a possible add-on, and from what you are saying it seems to be a fake add-on at that!!

The price for the entire bar was the price to buy an original ek2 spange...i thought it too good to be true...

Cheers

Matt

Monkey fingers "improving" a bar by ruining it.

I was thinking the Spange was an add-on...but is it an original spange? I really do like the bar in general!

Thanks

Matt

Monkey fingers "improving" a bar by ruining it.

I was thinking the Spange was an add-on...but is it an original spange? I really do like the bar in general!

Thanks

Matt

Matt

Can you get a better shot of the head? It looks like a Ziemer & Sohn (has a big eye), but would like to confirm with picture. Jim

Hi Jim,

These are the only pictures i have. This bar is a potential purchase. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Matt

Gents,

This a good one?

Thanks

Matt

Picture of the reverse?

EK2 Spange

Gents,

I was thinking of purchasing this medal bar. I medal and ribbon bars with Hanseatic Crosses!

Does the bar look ok? I am not sure about the EK Spange.

Thanks

Matt

Tom,

Are the medals on hooks? If purchased from eBay i would say the seller removed the KVK2 so the bar would not be removed from eBay.

Great find! Congrats!

Matt

Congratulations Komtur

Great medal barwith some nice enamel pieces!

Matt

Here a typical bar of a high officer who served in Austrian-Hungarian KuK Army and later in the German Wehrmacht. You can notice the repetition of the same ribbons; no way to tell is which is which on a ribbon bar...

Ordensspange des Generalleutnant der Luftwaffe Josef Brunner

(*30.10.1889 - †15.01.1967)

• Preußen, Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse, 1914 (OEK 1909), E/S

• Kaiserreich Österreich-Ungarn, Militärverdienstkreuz 3. Kl. mit Kriegsdekoration

• Kaiserreich Österreich-Ungarn, Signum Laudis in Gold mit Kriegsdekoration

• Kaiserreich Österreich-Ungarn, Karl-Truppenkreuz

• Kaiserreich Österreich-Ungarn, Verwundetenmedaille Laeso Militi, 1-malige Verwundung

• Deutsches Reich 1933-45, LW-Dienstauszeichnung 1. Kl., 25 Jahre (OEK 3857)

• Deutsches Reich 1933-45, LW-Dienstauszeichnung 2. Kl., 18 Jahre (OEK 3858)

• Österreich 1. Republik, 1. Weltkriegs-Erinnerungsmedaille

• Ungarn, 1. Weltkriegs-Erinnerungsmedaille

Ciao,

Claudio

Claudio,

This is a fantastic medal bar. Why did he not get the German Honor Cross 1914-18?

Matt

No opinions on this one?? :unsure:

Suspension ring

Reverse

Close-up of eagle.

Gents,

This cross a good one? It looks a little different to the one on my medal bar...it is also non-magnetic. I know there were non-magnetic ones made from tombak, but this does not look like tombak.

Could it be a post-war Souval cross?

My thanks

Matt

Hi Matt I think this is what is missing.Regards Charlie.

Thanks Charlie!

Matt

My apologies for the delay, here's one of the accepted original SS ribbon bars known:

Thanks for posting Stogieman! Great bar you have there!

Matt

@Matt: I have tried several times to send the scans of Noeskes documets to your email, it does not work !

Please give me a correct adress via PN.

Here Noeskes award document for the long-service-award I. - IV. class .....

Best wishes

Markus

Markus,

Sorry for all the confusion, PM sent.

My best

Matt

My thanks to Mike and Chris for confirming my suspicions!

Matt

And the reverse. Is the screw fastener missing?

Gents,

This EK1 OK? The cross is magnetic and slightly vaulted.

It is the reverse that puzzles me. I have never seen one like it. Is this an acceptable example?

My thanks

Matt

Thanks Gents! Was thinking it wasn't a good one, especially as they are so rare!

Matt

And a close-up of the EK Spnage....i do not like the look of this spange... but would like to hear from the experts!

Thank you

Matt