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    ALCON

    I found this Feldspangen (Ribbon bar) on a website today. What does everyone think about it? I was trying to see earlier today if it is a possible combination. To me the awards look like:

    1) EK2 (1914) w/ 1939 Spange,

    2) Crown Order 3X or 4X....possibly a rare device for a HOH3x

    3) Baden Zahringer Lion Medal either 1st or 2nd Class with Oakleaf (Staff Officer)

    4) Brunswick Merit Medal 2nd Klass (w/ horse device for two years front line service)

    5) ? (Austria)

    6) Hindenburg Cross with swords

    7) SS Long Service 25 year?

    8) SS Long Service 12 year?

    9) Sudeten Medal

    10) West Wall Medal

    * Most likely a EK1 (1914)

    It looks real to me because of soiled ribbons, but I do not feel its real.. If it is real, then this guy was probably not a frontliner? I thought that the SS did not wear double SS-runes on their long service medals (Against Regs). Plus the SS Runes look a little rough.

    If this is a real bar, Who did this man serve with in WW1 and WW2? I feel that it would be an easily identifiable bar.

    v/r

    ostprussenmann

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    I'm no expert...but those SS runes look awfully deformed. The first set seems almost squashed on the right hand S, and the first S on the second is missing half it's top. I'm sure the quality control guys wouldn't have let that slip by.

    Jason

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    Hi,

    Like Saschaw said, it's a fake ribbon bar. It's interesting to note that the fake use a device usually seen for the Crown Order 4th cl with X and not on the Hohenzollern device.

    So with this indication, we have to see a colonial ribbon (China or Africa) and here there is nothing. So, again there is a problem.

    Rick R has made some photos about good and fake runes on ribbons. Don't forget to see his work.

    Christophe

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    Hi,

    Like Saschaw said, it's a fake ribbon bar. It's interesting to note that the fake use a device usually seen for the Crown Order 4th cl with X and not on the Hohenzollern device.

    So with this indication, we have to see a colonial ribbon (China or Africa) and here there is nothing. So, again there is a problem.

    Rick R has made some photos about good and fake runes on ribbons. Don't forget to see his work.

    Christophe

    Christophe, do you have a link to his stuff? I have been trying to find this reference and have not been lucky yet.

    Thanks

    Jason

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