How many DSWA-clasps have you ever seen on one bar?

[HeikoGrusdat]

That is the question........ how many clasps for the german southwest-africa medal have you ever seen on one medal / medal-bar.... not on egay or other monster market places.... not put together by some usual suspects...... NO ....... IN WEAR !!!

How many ??? Two , three...? maybe four ? OK, there are some high officers I know with some clasps but that is not usual... but we are talking about a "normal" soldier...........

here we have him with

6 clasps !!!

Unfortunately the medal bar is not very clear so the only clasp I can read 100% is the second from below - it is Karas-Berge

Enjoy this very rare picture :love:

[HeikoGrusdat]

and the medal bar closeup...

[Ulsterman]

Outstanding!! What's his rank? Are those one year volunteer epalettes?

Hmmmm...back to ponder who and what he could be after lunch. Some sort of Tanzanian/Namibian Landwehr NCO?

[Claudio]

Nice and rare Colonial photograph...

Congrats for your addition!

Ciao,

Claudio

[Claudius]

What are the second set of loops on the tunic for? LS?

Amazing spange on the ribbon. Pity we can't read all of them.

[paul wood]

What are the second set of loops on the tunic for? LS?

Amazing spange on the ribbon. Pity we can't read all of them.

Nice Colonial mounted Group turned up in auction at Morton and Eden 3 Oct 2003, EK 1914, 14-18 commemorative, Colonial Medal 5 clasps Togo 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, SudwestAfrika 1903-04, SWA medal 4 claspsHereroland, Onganjira, Waterberg, Omaruru, made nearly £1,000 then.

Paul

[Naxos]

Outstanding!! What's his rank? Are those one year volunteer epalettes?

Hmmmm...back to ponder who and what he could be after lunch. Some sort of Tanzanian/Namibian Landwehr NCO?

Ulsterman, these are the regular enlisted men and non-comm. officers straps of the imperial colonial troops Schutztruppe.

the rank appears to be that of an Unteroffizier.

Edited November 10, 2009 by Naxos

[Ulsterman]

Huh! Neat! Thanks- :cheers:

[Leutwein]

Hello Heiko,

nice to see that you got that pic

I can add only this one! Should be 6 or 7 battle clasps! But also interesting his awards

His name

Max Hitz

All the best

Karsten

[Leutwein]

close up of the medal bar

Should be one of "Franke´s Kompanie" :jumping:

[Chris Dale]

That is the question........ how many clasps for the german southwest-africa medal have you ever seen on one medal / medal-bar?

How about 14? I believe that's the whole collection with the exceptions of the Kalahari 1907 and 1908 clasps, isn't it?

It's on display at the Imperial War Museum. Of course it seems unlikely it was issued to one soldier and is probably a compilation of people's medals. Nice to see them together though...

Cheers

Chris

[VtwinVince]

Heiko, I think there was a group over at the Gemeinschaft which had 8 clasps, if I remember correctly.

[militaria0815]

I think there was a group over at the Gemeinschaft which had 8 clasps, if I remember correctly.

Here it is:

[Schießplatzmeister]

Here it is:

Hello militaria0815:

Wow! What a fantastic group! Congratulations!

MfG,

"SPM"

[militaria0815]

Hello militaria0815:

Wow! What a fantastic group! Congratulations!

MfG,

"SPM"

Thx, and here the bearer:

[VtwinVince]

And with the MEZ1 and MEZ2 certainly 'einmalig'.