tyanacek Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hello to all, My heart sank when I saw this medal bar on ebay today. What a shame. I will never be able to understand what possesses a person to do such a thing. In the old days of collecting, you didn't have to worry too much about people assembling fraudulent medal bars. Instead, you had a breed of vandal that ripped original medal bars apart to sell off the pieces separately. Here are a few pictures of the sad medal bar and a link to the ebay page with more pictures: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140373722042&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT Best regards, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Particularly when this unique bar was identifiable. WAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Horrible, especially considering the unique combo of awards. Very depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Though theoretically... this COULD have been in this condition (unless there is a recent "before" photo) since 1914/15-- he'd have remounted then for 3 WW1 medal bar awards and didn't die until 1932. REAL hard to imagine anyone preserving this as shown for 96 years! :speechless1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Hunter Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Yes I also saw this on eBay this evening...very upsetting, such a shame! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 What a pity... but it could be restored back to its original splendor. The last two ribbons without orders are definitely foreign ones (last one Norwegian order of St. Olaf), but the one before it, what could it have been?? Ciao, Claudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Hunter Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) What a pity... but it could be restored back to its original splendor. The last two ribbons without orders are definitely foreign ones (last one Norwegian order of St. Olaf), but the one before it, what could it have been?? Ciao, Claudio Maybe the Bulgarian Order of St. Alexander? Matt Edited January 13, 2010 by M Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 No, it was a Belgian Leopold. But I don't see any point in handing the identification out into the ether for a possibly demented seller's potential additional profit as a reward for perhaps shredding an original bar. If somebody here ends up with this sad, pathetic remnant which I doubt since I imagine some malevolent scum will buy it to re-use the Colonial Medal bar for Frankensteinish chicanery (one can only hope both prongs snap off and Devil take such) then the original owner's name is no problem. Don't do IDs for strangers. Don't put money into the pockets of ghouls. Don't reward vandals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyanacek Posted January 14, 2010 Author Share Posted January 14, 2010 Though theoretically... this COULD have been in this condition (unless there is a recent "before" photo) since 1914/15-- he'd have remounted then for 3 WW1 medal bar awards and didn't die until 1932. REAL hard to imagine anyone preserving this as shown for 96 years! Rick, This particular scenario never crossed my mind, although it is a possibility. If the orders were removed so that the officer's new medal bar could be assembled, then this would not be a case of vandalism at all: just the remains of his old medal bar. If a new bar was indeed assembled, maybe all replacement medals were used on the new bar except, of course, for the orders. But would a replacement be available for a King George V Coronation Medal? Wouldn't that one need to be removed from the old bar and re-mounted on the new bar? Or would the King George V Coronation Medal not be allowed on a Prussian Officer's WWI Period medal bar? Best regards, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Wouldn't that one need to be removed from the old bar and re-mounted on the new bar? Or would the King George V Coronation Medal not be allowed on a Prussian Officer's WWI Period medal bar? Though not banned, many would not wear it anymore. Poor bar! :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyanacek Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 (edited) Though not banned, many would not wear it anymore. Poor bar! Thank you, Sascha! :cheers: Edited January 15, 2010 by tyanacek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeheld Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) As I know the name is Regards Seeheld Edited January 20, 2010 by seeheld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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