scottplen Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 is this bar a frankenstein monster? or correct I been back and forth on it !!! is last ribbon correct for baden LS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Been looking dealer sites looking for a nice bar to buy!!! to rebuild collection sticking to baden and saxony BUt all i can see is Scary frankenstein bars!!!! guess its holloween!!! think its a franken bar ???? what do you guys think?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 is this bar a frankenstein monster? or correct I been back and forth on it !!! is last ribbon correct for baden LS? An officer Bavarian, then EM Hess, EM Baden... and that style of mounting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 (edited) I took a break from Medal bars for a bit an know i can't believe the junk the dealers are pushing as real !!! What the hell is happening ???? is there a thread of franken bars ?? should we start one??? Edited July 29, 2010 by scottplen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRBeery Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 That one has been there for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
censlenov Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 not being a collector of Imperial German groups i'm certainly not the one to say for certain its bad but i know it has sat there a long..... time. This one just sold on Ebay but i really don't like the looks of it either. What do other members think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 not being a collector of Imperial German groups i'm certainly not the one to say for certain its bad but i know it has sat there a long..... time. This one just sold on Ebay but i really don't like the looks of it either. What do other members think? Well...at least the ribbons appear to match the medals. Otherwise I think it's bad. I wish all the fakes were put together this poorly -it would make spotting them easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRBeery Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 I agree this is bad but the medals look good. Sometimes you buy the fake bars cheap and make them back into the singles they were last week and get a great deal on some medals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Complete rubbish! Only vaguely 1:100,000 possible for some sort of Landwehr Officer Stellvetr. or senior Sanitats NCO/ Arzt/rear echelon wonder-genius who entered as a war volunteer. Some people WERE like this, but not many. I have photos of OfficerStlvtrs. in Poland in 1917 engaged in ordinance clearance who have -almost-this sort of medal combination (minus about 3 medals). BUT, a Bavarian MVKx3cr. WITH an Austrian officer's MVK?........REALLY, REALLY, really, really unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 First medal bar is likely a good one, but medals wrong replaced. Last ribbon is for Bavarian Luitpold medal, and the bar would make much more sense with this, plus a MVK instead of the MVO. An officer Bavarian, then EM Hess, EM Baden... EM Hess? This medal was awarded to all ranks, I even got a document for a General. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 First medal bar is likely a good one, but medals wrong replaced. Last ribbon is for Bavarian Luitpold medal, and the bar would make much more sense with this, plus a MVK instead of the MVO. EM Hess? This medal was awarded to all ranks, I even got a document for a General. I understand what you are saying saschaw. You're right. The Hess used this medal for many kinds of merit, including war merit, (just changing the embossed letters on the back). It is my understanding that in order to be eligible to receive it you had to be from Hessen, or served in a Hess unit. I have had this discussion before; the medal itself gets a dark tarnish. Does anyone know if this is due to the silver content? What is the silver content? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 With regards post Number 6:- The rear of the bar, it was sold out of Australia and the seller has quite a few suspect groups on offer over the last couple of years. My advice avoid this seller and his offers. Kevin in Deva. :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeikoGrusdat Posted August 9, 2010 Share Posted August 9, 2010 The superhero gets on the Rambo-level now.... have you seen hook N°8 on the reverse - seems to be that there should be a second bavarian MVK as well.... :speechless1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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