Bavarian officer bar

[scottplen]

heres my bavarian officer bar I believe its the last bavarian bar i have left! I figured its my keeper!

[scottplen]

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[webr55]

hmmm... this bar raises a number of questions, most importantly: A XXIV officer's cross, but no Jubilee medal?

I think this is an NCO's bar that has been monkeyed with. Maybe that should not even be Strelitz, but Schwerin...

Regards

Chris

[scottplen]

hello

don't know had it for a # yrs and this is way I got it!!!

scott

[scottplen]

hello

chris don't know had it for a # yrs ! and this is what came with it !

scott

[Guest Rick Research]

This is indeed virtually certainly an NCO's bar from Bavarian Inf Rgt 21. That is always the problem with hook back bars having the awards swapped off.

The most common--overwhelmingly so-- Mecklenburg WW1 award to Bavarians was the "MK2" given by the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin to "his" Bavarian regiment.

No 1905 or 1911/12 Jubilee medal indicates this person was not career army in 1912, or a reserve officer commissioned before then.

So this bar originally had some grade of the MMC, an MK2, and an enlisted man's long service award.

[scottplen]

so its an enlistmans bar! sould i take off medals ? and replace them ? to show this!

i got this this way along time ago!

thans scott

[Ulsterman]

well, I would and be happy into the bargain, Bavarian MVOxs and officers LS medals ain't easy things to come by and will come in useful someday.

[scottplen]

hello

thanks for info at this point i am going to leave it the way it is ! came that way so !!!

thanks scott

[webr55]

In the interest of future collectors, I would suggest not leaving it this way. Those are all nice pieces in themselves, when separated...

[scottplen]

hello

i will redo this bar like you said ! to set it right !!!!