Saxon Medal bar with RARE mounting style

[Paul C]

Another recent pickup in Germany. This is a 4 medal bar for a Saxon EM, I think. The medals are the 1914 EK2, Saxon-Albert Medal with swords, Hindenberg and Saxon Landwehr LSC 2nd class. What is very rare is the mounting style. The ribbons kind of hook on to separate attachments. Really cool!!

[Paul C]

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[joe campbell]

paul-

an eye-popper in magnificent condition!

i've not even seen this one in books.

i do, howvwer, think it would look

MUCH nicer in MY collection!

that's a dandy.

joe

[Paul C]

Joe, Yes it is an eye-poper. I think it needs to stay in my collection thou. The mounting style is very, very rare. I have only seen it once before.

[Guest Rick Research]

Evil Ricky had one once... wonder who he sold it to?

Apparently one tucked the exposed "girders" up out of sight under the civilian jacket lapel.

It's a wonder this Leutnant's Albert Order didn't have its enamel battered to bits swinging around on this straaaaaaaange style. (Tuck those rings back inside the ribbons and that will prevent SOME movement.)

The Saxons originally wore "Austrian" trifolds, but switched to the "normal" German style pretty much by after 1871. Sometimes anachronistic WW1 awards on trifolds show up from "True Green" Saxons. So this is a "nationalist" fashion statement as well!

[Paul C]

I see. Don't worry this will soon be safe and sound in a case.

[JBFloyd]

I've had two of these in about 20 years, and Rick probably got one of them.

[Stogieman]

Mine was a little more refined, with no exposed metal bits. Some of you may recognize this bar........

[Stogieman]

Here's the reverse. Pretty sure this is the bar shown in The Iron Time.......

Long gone, but hardly ever forgotten.

[notned]

WoW! Thanks Paul for showing this very unusual mounting!!

My first glimpse of such an arrangement....cool!

And Rick, your one looks pretty cool too! with its 'stealth' hanger....

Thanks gents for sharing!

Keep them coming...

Cheers,

Paul.

[Bob Hunter]

Too cool! Magnificent condition and unusual mounting. Very, very nice.

[Claudio]

Dear all,

I just wanted to add another picture of a S?chsische Spange featuring these particular and odd style of mounting medals together. This was on ebay some months ago...

Ciao,

Claudio

[JensF.]

Just

[VtwinVince]

I recently received a grouping of swimming medals from an Olympic class swimmer from Magdeburg, who was also an infantry officer. These medals are also mounted in this way.

[joe campbell]

VtV-

i'd love to see them and the mount!

joe

[Ed_Haynes]

Any photos of these in wear?

[Bob Hunter]

The Saxon ribbons knock me out! That green has a tendancy to fade badly over time. These are still bright and crisp.

Edited October 16, 2005 by Bob Hunter

[landsknechte]

The Saxons originally wore "Austrian" trifolds, but switched to the "normal" German style pretty much by after 1871. Sometimes anachronistic WW1 awards on trifolds show up from "True Green" Saxons. So this is a "nationalist" fashion statement as well!

Bear with me, but that period falls into a "dead spot" in my studies. What would the connection have been?

--Chris

[Dave Danner]

Bear with me, but that period falls into a "dead spot" in my studies. What would the connection have been?

--Chris

Saxony was one of the south and central German states who sided with Austria in the conflict with Prussia in the middle of the 19th century. Until the 1860s, Austria probably had more influence on south German military developments than Prussia.

W?rttemberg, BTW, also had a form of trifold at use in various times.

[Stogieman]

Concur with Dave on the trifold/influence posture. I've also seen quite a few W?rttemburg awards on trifolds over the last few years or so, including a drop-dead gorgeous Friedrich's RK w. Swords on the traditional trifold w. snap!!