Stogieman Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 When I first received the photos of this bar from a contact in Germany I could not for the life of me figure out why they mounted the Baden Merit Medal like this..... when it showed up, neatly behind the Silver Bravery Medal is a pair of stitches to keep the Baden Medal from sliding around. Of additional interest is the W?rttemberg Fire Service Medal for 25 Years Long Service awarded 1919-20 ONLY!!!!! Just one of the spiifiest frack bars I've ever found! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 19, 2006 Author Share Posted March 19, 2006 Reverse. Note the unusual pair of hooks for mounting to the jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHRIS W Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Nice bar!! That is a odd size ribbon they used.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 The Baden connection would seem to indicate an Infantry Regiment 126 veteran.The black wartime+ issue IX Years Medal shows this was probably a man who enlisted in 1915, getting this on discharge as a double time regular.And the Weimar-into-Third-Reich W?rttemberg 25 Years Fire Service Medal (very very nice BTW) was probably given just before the Hindenburg Cross came out-- so this guy had been a volunteer fireman even before signing on for the army during the war.Such a nice bar (weird suspebsion) but no Hindeburg Cross.... ??? DIED/KILLED circa 1934? We'll never know, now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Hunter Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Great bar with a nifty hook and eye setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 lovely!lovely!lovely!i should find a spot for it on my wall....joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 and, in fact, i WILL find a place for it...while the ambiance and panache of stogie'sastroturf is hard to beat, i am compelled todo my own dark thing....the stabilizer stitch for the baden medalunderneath the wurtt is SLICK.a gem of a bar. thanks, ricardo!joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe campbell Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 just at the right end of the baden suspensory wire....gotta' squint.... but very nicely done!joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 29, 2006 Author Share Posted March 29, 2006 Now..... compare this with the bar Ed Haynes bought:http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtopic=4...indpost&p=66228Same medal, 2 very different mounting styles and both seem to have worked quite well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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