Ribbon bar id

[Peter J]

At first glance this beat-up 2-piece ribbon bar features two HC's. Anyone care to elaborate?

cheers

Peter

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Peter J,

Surely its not possible to have two 1934+ Hindenberg Crosses awarded.

The only other medal which uses the same ribbon would have been the 1870-71 Combatant Medal.

And that did not have swords, I think its home made

Kevin in Deva.

[Peter J]

Hi Kevin,

The 1870-71 scenario crossed my mind, but I guess your assumption is more plausible.

cheers

Peter

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Peter

as far as I can tell, there is no reason to have a double Hindenberg with swords

unless its a fashion item

And the swords dont match as well.

But Ricky is the man in the know

Kevin in Deva.

Edited August 20, 2007 by Kev in Deva

[HeikoGrusdat]

yup, looks like a nice homework.........

[Guest Rick Research]

Probably had a 1914 EK2 ribbon swapped off when this sadly damaged bar was squished, destroying the pin.

TWO Hindenburg crosses for combatants are indeed impossible.

BTW, the silver PLASTIC backing is extremely uncommon and after long study, original to the period. Now if only we knew who the strange maker of such a tab-back bar WAS!