dond Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 What is up with this bar. Was the wearer too lazy to get it done correctly or too cheap?Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Murphy Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Don, I would say cheap. Well, maybe not cheap, just frugal. If he were lazy he could have paid someone else to do it right. Typical vet add on medal bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFloyd Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Consider that Germany was not in the best of economic condition in 1934, when the Hindenburg Cross came along. A vet who wanted his new medal mounted may have had to choose between that and a meal or two. So, he took the path of least resistance and, typical of soldiers in other times and places, fixed the problem with materials at hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notned Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Gents,I have one too!A Brunswick native....and i do accept the reasoning that in 1934 when things were tight, the vet would be adding the HK in his own way....This came with his minatures on a chain and two button hole devices without buttons....Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notned Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 here is the front...he was pretty hard up...and when his EK ring broke off...he just used a Prym safety pin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 I believe the correct term would be "frugal". We do see these bars for everyone from gefreiters to Obersts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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