Richarddwh

Ulsterman, I was suprised to win the auction to be honest, but then I think quite a few people were put off by it. I took some more pics, unfortunately the one of the reverse just wouldn't focus However I got a nice close up of the catch.

Thanks for your comments, very good poitnts. Is it possible, that this combo could have arisen from the recipient working on the Reichsbahn during WW2. I admit I might be trying to flog a dead horse here! Does the NSDAP medal look original?

Close up of the NSDAP medal

I've posted this before on another forum, but have since got a better camera. I am still unsure about this bar whether its a put together job or a genuine mounting or how probable the combination is. The medals however appear the real deal and the price was very reasonable so I took the risk. I would appreciate any opinions, I will try to post a photo of the reverse later.

Some loose EKIIs etc. I like the trapezoid Centenary medal and 1914 EKII, the centanary medal has a very clean strike.

I particuarlylike the enamelled Franz Joseph medal not particularly scarce but I don't see many on dealers websites.

I have a couple of mounted Hanseatic medals, I also like single mounted EKIIs, quite alot of variety in mounting style.

Here is some of my collection, after collecting Third Reich I've concentrated more on Imperial medal bars, nothing too extravagant but nice all the same.

The reverse

Here are some pics

Thanks for the replies, I might rehang an HK on it and remove the 1870-1871 medal.

Reverse

I recently purchased a two place medal bar for the 1914 EKII and 1870-1871 medal, the price was was very reasonable even if the two didn't belong together. The seller claims they belong together on the bar and it came with a postcard. I was hoping someone might be able to either translate the postcard to help give an indication of whether the guy in the postcard was the actual recipient. The date of the postcard is 1916, now the guy looks older than your average conscript but not quite approaching pensionable age! Any help is much appreciated.

Very nice collection, particularly liked the medal bars, they got better and better!