dante Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Recent pick up.....grateful for some thoughts as to what should be on the bar (I figure all the medals are wrong).......and if its worth restoration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 1. Iron Cross 2nd Class 2. probably a Military Decoration 2nd Class (Militärehrenzeichen 2. Klasse) 3. Saxony: Honor Cross with Swords (Ehrenkreuz mit Schwertern) 4. Saxony: Silver Friedrich August Medal (Silberne Friedrich-August-Medaille) 5. Honor Cross for Combatants 6. Saxony: Service Decoration for NCOs and Men (Dienstauszeichnung für Unteroffiziere und Mannschaften) 7. Southwest Africa Commemorative Medal (Südwestafrika-Denkmünze) The Saxon long service medal would probably be a 1st class, given colonial and WW1 service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Thanks Dave......is it a worthy project given the sum of the missing items? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 Hello, nice bar but is it possible to receive better pics of the front- and backside of the FAM ? Best wishes Karsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulsterman Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 didn't the elephant badge sometimes get worn on the colonial medal ribbon? I reckon it's well worth saving and a delightful old Afrikan vets' bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 Hello, nice bar but is it possible to receive better pics of the front- and backside of the FAM ? Best wishes Karsten Hi Karsten, here we are......both I would treat as copys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeagleorder Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 In my opinion it would be an nice project, and none of the medals are super rare. My main concern would be how to attach them to the medal bar, would you sew them on under the ribbons or simply leave them loose with the ribbon rings tucked under the ribbons? Regards, Matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted December 14, 2012 Author Share Posted December 14, 2012 In my opinion it would be an nice project, and none of the medals are super rare. My main concern would be how to attach them to the medal bar, would you sew them on under the ribbons or simply leave them loose with the ribbon rings tucked under the ribbons? Regards, Matthew No I would sew them......I have a seamstress who would do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted December 14, 2012 Share Posted December 14, 2012 It's an interesting bar, and something I would definitely restore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Hi Karsten, here we are......both I would treat as copys? Thanks a lot but I need a better scan of the backside so that I can recognize good the individual letters of the lettering, for example. I hope it is possible. Why should it be a copy? I´m not a FAM-Expert Best wishes Karsten In my opinion it would be an nice project, and none of the medals are super rare. Regards, Matthew Sorry but that´s wrong. The FAM should be a colonial one and this type is super rare!!! And when the present piece is not original, it will be very very difficult to replace. Best wishes Karsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Cheers Karsten, can you post a picture of the Colonial FAM ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeagleorder Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) Sorry but that´s wrong. The FAM should be a colonial one and this type is super rare!!! And when the present piece is not original, it will be very very difficult to replace. Best wishes Karsten I was not aware there was a special FAM for Africa . Can you (or anyone else) post a picture of it? You learn something new everyday in this hobby! Regards, Matthew Edited December 15, 2012 by redeagleorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 I have a colonial bar with FAM, but will have to retrieve it in order to make scans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Hello, on this excellent website you will finde the different manufacturer of the FAM http://www.sachsens-orden.de.vu/ Have fun =) @VtwinVine Would be nice to see your colonial-saxon-bar Best wishes Karsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Sorry, it's actually a China bar, but here it is anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 And the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante Posted December 18, 2012 Author Share Posted December 18, 2012 Excellent medal bar......any chance of a close up to compare with the 1914 varient ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leutwein Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Excellent medal bar......any chance of a close up to compare with the 1914 varient ? indeed nice but.... ...this one can not be a colonial type because the FAM was instituted in 1905. The veterans of the Boxer Rebellion were normally awarded with the SAEZx. The first awards of the FAM were for the Herero-and Hottentotten-Rebellion in German-Southwestafrica (1904-1908). Best wishes Karsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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