The lucky find of the day....

[HeikoGrusdat]

Todays lucky find.... nice picture of a machine gun unit......BUT......even nicer with this rare bling bling

[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

 

waht exactly does he have on the bar?

[jaba1914]

I would say

MEZ1
EK2
MEZ2
unknown medal (probably a DA)
DSWA DM with a lot of bars

kind regards
Alex
 

Edited March 28, 2016 by jaba1914

[HeikoGrusdat]

I think it is the DSWA medal with 5 or 6 clasps... if he got not both MEZ for DSWA  N°1 would be the GMVK for ww1 , normally worn in the buttonhole but here mounted on the bar - not 100% shure about that....

[dond]

That would be my thought as well. Nice pic.  If that bar was to surface I wonder how many people would say it was a put together.

[HeikoGrusdat]

Exactly

[Chris Boonzaier]

1 hour ago, HeikoGrusdat said:

I think it is the DSWA medal with 5 or 6 clasps... if he got not both MEZ for DSWA  N°1 would be the GMVK for ww1 , normally worn in the buttonhole but here mounted on the bar - not 100% shure about that....

Hi,

He would need an EK1 as well?

 

[jaba1914]

because he don't have the EK1 on the chest, I would say it is the MEZ1 first on the bar.

Kind regards
Alex

[dedehansen]

2 hours ago, jaba1914 said:

because he don't have the EK1 on the chest, I would say it is the MEZ1 first on the bar.

Kind regards
Alex

I agree with Alex, no EK1 no Militärverdienstkreuz and

both the MEZ2 and the cross are from the same metal,

so it can only be MEZ2 and MEZ1.

Kind regards

Andreas

[Chris Boonzaier]

Could it be a MEZ1 from GSWA, and a MEZ2 from some small skirmish in DOA for instance?

[HeikoGrusdat]

Maybe but then he should have the colonial medal too.....or.....it is only the colonial medal and no dswa....but with these many clasps , dont know....would make it even better 

[ccj]

Does he have a button on the collar? I was thinking of his rank verses years of service he should have by the time of the photo.