webr55 Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Waldeck bars aren't that common; by chance I recently got two of them. #1: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 The back: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 I think this is a Bavarian doctor, with EK2, BMVO (probably 4X?), King Ludwig Cross, Saxon War Merit Cross, Bavarian DA, Waldeck (grade?), Austrian Red Cross Decoration and Hindenburg. I was unable to ID him, however. Couldn't find him in the Waldeck lists. Not too many Bavarians got the Waldeck Order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 #2: This should be an NCO, with two grades of the Waldeck order (swords missing on the second one), and the Sachsen-Weimar General Honor Decoration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Back, typical 1920s self-made: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deruelle Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Impressive, congrats for your purchase Christophe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poulton Palmer Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Hi, I like these also, especially the first. Two nice hinges (hope this is the right word) on the back. Is the width of the first ribbon bar a little bit bigger than by most ribbon bars? Greetings Poulton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Congrats. Those are some of the more colorful bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Hi, I like these also, especially the first. Two nice hinges (hope this is the right word) on the back. Is the width of the first ribbon bar a little bit bigger than by most ribbon bars? Greetings Poulton. Yes, the ribbons are of the wider type, except for the first and last one, the EK and Hindenburg. This overlapping style was more in use during and immediately after WW1, but apparently this guy liked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I was unable to ID him, however. Couldn't find him in the Waldeck lists. Not too many Bavarians got the Waldeck Order. Don't think this is an old one. A bunch of this oddly mounted bars was sold some years ago, all from the same seller, and this was probably one of them. The 2nd one is very nice, of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Don't think this is an old one. A bunch of this oddly mounted bars was sold some years ago, all from the same seller, and this was probably one of them. The 2nd one is very nice, of course! That would surprise me. The construction is unusual, but neatly done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saschaw Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 That would surprise me. The construction is unusual, but neatly done. Indeed, it's hobby full of surprises... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redeagleorder Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) The top bar is an enlisted man's, an officer would have had the 1905 jubilee medal if he had the long service award. The Ludwig cross is not meant to be worn with any other bavarian war decoration, but this is a rule we've seen broken a few times. Just a couple of points i though i'd throw in. Matthew Edited March 24, 2013 by redeagleorder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webr55 Posted October 3, 2015 Author Share Posted October 3, 2015 Re: the top bar.Sascha mentioned two years ago (see above) that this is a fake, maybe an older type of fake that came in a bunch from the same seller. I think Sascha may be right: Huesken is currently selling the bar below, which is a quite similar construction, odd combination of ribbons too: Has anyone seen similar ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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