how were Imp. Rus. medal bars attached to uniforms?

[Claudius]

Hello;

 

I have noticed that many Imperial Russian medal bars don't have pins or loops to attach them to the uniform.  How did they do it orginally?  

 

I'm attaching photos of the backs of two medal bars.  I realize that one of them has a soldered on safety pin for attaching to the uniform but that was obviously done some time after the medal bar was constructed.  It only further illustrates my point that the medal bars HAD an attachment system, but it wasn't used in later years, and in some cases just a big safety pin was used instead.

 

 

[paul wood]

God knows, Siberian mammoth hoof glue?

[Claudius]

😂

[Eric Gaumann]

On 23/11/2022 at 00:35, Claudius said:

I have noticed that many Imperial Russian medal bars don't have pins or loops to attach them to the uniform.  How did they do it originally?  

 

 

 

They were similar to the Soviet style, but a lot clunkier.  Attached are modern copies, but you get the idea I hope.