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    I just came into a couple of family medal bars that wanted to share.  I am new to the collecting memorabilia, so these were a pleasant surprise when I was given these by my mother.  Now to research the original bearers and the decorations themselves.  She even had all the documentation for the first set, so I am rather excited.

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    If I was a betting man, I would put money on the second bar as belonging to:

    Major Christian Graf zu RANTZAU who was commanding the machine gun company of the 1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuß on mobilisation. The decorations fit exactly according to the information I have apart from the decorations of two former wartime enemies, which he has removed from his bar! (Italian Crown Order and a Rumanian Crown Order),

    Regards

    Glenn

     

     

     

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    Beautiful bars! Especially the first, so neately sewn together. I bet that on the back of the bar is the label of the Juweller Godet in Berlin... ;-)

    Let me know if you are going to get bored about it... I'd be more than happy to find a new home for it! :-)

    ciao,

     

    Claudio

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    :love: :love:

    Wow.  Either one of these bars would be an "eyeful".  I really like that you have the documents to the first bar.  That is a nice tidy roll of decorations.

    The second bar is remarkable too.  Double Hohenzollern awards!  With swords!?!  Wonderful!  I see a little yellow peaking through.  Is there a gong missing?  The Wurttemburg Crown Order with swords on the ring is real gem.  Interesting that it is behind the HK.  I know those Saxon Herzog House Orders are large, but this one is really a giant next to his friends.  A later replacement?

    I hope you can find who was the owner.

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