landsknechte Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 This ribbon bar is part of a group of ribbon bars I just picked up, and I've got some questions for the experts: #2 - Is a RAO with swords legit on that ribbon? #6 - Bulgarian St. Alexander? #7 - Any thoughts as to what this might represent? Something foreign, I presume, but what would make the most sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91-old-inf-reg Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 I have a strong feeling that #2 is the Hessian bravery medal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.F. Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Can you post a photo of the reverse too please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landsknechte Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 This is the best I've got at the moment: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.F. Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Maybe 6 & 7 could be something like this? Another option for No. 7 could be the Austrian Diamond Jubilee Medal 1908 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landsknechte Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 (edited) What decoration is that on the left? Edited May 14 by landsknechte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.F. Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Reuss Merit Medal. I cannot recall the name of the medal in the middle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd_W Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 https://www.kuenker.de/en/archiv/stueck/57233 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.F. Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 11 hours ago, Bernd_W said: https://www.kuenker.de/en/archiv/stueck/57233 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Interesting bar, not sure I agree about that being a Hessian ribbon though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landsknechte Posted May 16 Author Share Posted May 16 Got the bar in hand, and had a chance to examine it closer: The backing material is a dark navy blue, not black. I'm still not absolutely sure on #2. Peeking back behind the backing behind it's just a teensy bit more blue behind the backing. If it's a faded Hessian blue, it must have been a particularly unstable dye, given the comparative level of fading on everything else. It's faint enough that it could conceivably be dye transfer from the backing. The stripes are much closer to the red on a normal Hessian decoration than they are the orange of a RAO. Looking at the swords through a loupe, and they appear to be the same design as the other two. I doubt they were a later addition. The red on #7 is distinctly different than that on #2, just a hair more magenta. It's pretty close to the shade of red in the stripes of some of the 1908 Jubilee medals. Who would have been in a position to have it and the Prussian 1897? Was Franz Joseph the honorary colonel of any Prussian units? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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