Jump to content
News Ticker
  • I am now accepting the following payment methods: Card Payments, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal
  • Latest News

    Recommended Posts

    A few minutes ago I bought this nice medalbar on ebay. As you can see the third ribbon might be for a WWI war affort cross, but I'm not sure, as a Crown Order with Red Cross in combination with Red Eagle order or non combat 1870 IC might work. Gentlemen, what's your opinion?

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Officer Long Service medal-25 years-Landwehr if military, non-medical (unlikely) or as below, REO, Eagle medal for teachers, a state award as a Doctor (or even a noncom EK2 (1870) or even 1914 version-most of the latter went to civvys anyway-Burermeisters, bureaucrats, private MDs working at war hospitals, and even some Chaplains, etc.

    OR LS medal (NCO) or AEZ .

    I can not find my notes, but if memory serves a noncom 1871 medal on a noncom ribbon indicates noncom service in a noncom unit/occupation. This man could well have been a stretcher bearer at the front. Note the lack of bars though. He could also have been a medical officer/nurse sitting in Berlin treating wounded soldiers from Sedan. Many of these noncom medals went to medicals, but some went to Chaplain types too. I think I have seen one to a bandsman somewhere.

    What ever he was, we know he was born at least in 1853 and was still kicking about in 1916-18 to get a war aid cross at age 63-or above.

    Edited by Ulsterman
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Looks to me like a Frackspange, and also methinks it is from about 1900 and not WWI era (just a feeling), so it cannot be the crappy zinky Kriegshilfekreuz but something much better. :P

    For the last (or, if I'm right and it IS actually a Frackspange, then first) position might match different Red Eagle Orders, or also an Iron Cross 1870, rather on the white and black than on the black and white ribbon. :unsure:

    Please, as soon as it arrives, show us a picture of the back ... :jumping:

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Based on the precedence, it has to be a Frackspange. A KDM outranks a Centenary, and anything on the Kriegshilfe ribbon outranks a KDM.

    Speculation is nice, but the likeliest scenario is still a Red Eagle 4th, Prussian Kriegshilfe, KDM and Centenary, reflecting an 1870-71 noncombatant, later decorated for long service to the state/society, who helped out the war effort in the later years of his life as well.

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    • 4 weeks later...

    Hmm, so noone but only me thinks this is an older bar, from about 1900 or 1910? Well, it's always a question of feeling, maybe I felt wrong. :rolleyes:

    As I have the same problem with a bar of mine, might you please give me as well some ideas? The first one is riped off completely :mad: , from the second one the ribbon still remains, so we can see clearly it has to be a "Erinnerungskreuz f?r freiwillige Krankenpflege 1870/71" from Baden (the ribbon's red looks much different to the similar ones from WWI). But the first one?! Something that outranks a home country, war award ...

    Any ideas, please?!

    Edited by saschaw
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Hello Saschaw:

    Have you considered that a Prussian Crown Order 4th Class with "Genfer Kreuz" seems like a natural fit for your first group at the second position. Unfortunately, we will never know what could have been at the first position. I definately think that this is an older group (1900-1910) and not WWI-era.

    Best regards,

    "SPM"

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    He also gives me a second possibility, but it's nearly impossible to found a original IC 1870 2cn class with non combat ribbon, so i gonna take the first possibility, with REO 4th class :) The crown order with red cross is here, only the REO is still missing :P

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Dear derGeneral:

    If you have the Crown Order 4th Class w/ Geneva Cross, then you have the toughest piece to find already.

    You are right, an Original 1870 EKII with original white ribbon with black stripes would be tough to find.

    The RAO 4th Class will not be difficult to find. The question is how much will it cost? These relatively common crosses seem to have been going up in price very fast lately!

    Best regards,

    "SPM"

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Your friend did a great job with the photoshop image.

    Indeed nice done, but actually, he didn't:

    as it is a frack bar, the ribbon on the right has to be the "first" one, overlapping the one left of it. Don't forget this while fixing it ... :rolleyes:

    PS:

    Any thoughts about my bar, please? :blush:

    Edited by saschaw
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Restoring a medal bar to its former glory is a nice project. Adding on a missing medal to its ribbon is one thing. But I am not convinced the fourth medal should be added.... Just being a bit of a puritan here.... I got something about trying to keep these items as orignal as possible.....

    Jim :cheers:

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    [attachmentid=61907]

    Hello everyone:

    Here is an item from my collection that I believe supports derGeneral's restoration of the bar (with the RAO). I too do not like the idea of just adding any order or medal to a bar, but this combination of awards was probable for this bar originally, so it is not too much of a stretch.

    Sorry about the black and white scan! My scanner is giving me grief these days. By the way, the 1870 medal in the miniature group is the non-combat (steel/silver coloured) version.

    Best regards,

    "SPM"

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now
    ×
    ×
    • Create New...

    Important Information

    We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.