Giannis S. Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I have had this medal for quite some time. It came as is, without the medals and without the 5th place ribbon. 1. 1870 Iron Cross 2nd Class 2. Red Eagle Order (very faded) 3. Prussian Crown Order 4. 25 Years Long Service Cross 5. (missing) 6. 1866 War Cross My guess for the 5th is either the 1864 Düppel Cross/Alsen Cross or the 1870-71 KDM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Well that’s a lovely old trapezoid bar! I think probably the 1870/71 KDM is correct. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I agree, 1870 KDM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giannis S. Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 Does it belong to a Major or an Oberstleutnant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtwinVince Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Could be anything from a Hauptmann on up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giannis S. Posted July 17 Author Share Posted July 17 I was searching the site for something else, and came across its close relative. 😃 On 14/01/2013 at 08:49, Jason said: #7 https://gmic.co.uk/topic/56871-1870-and-earlier-bars-show-yours33/?do=findComment&comment=527674 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dond Posted July 18 Share Posted July 18 This could be your bars replacement. It would confirm why the KDM ribbon is missing on yours as well, the battle bars were recycled. Nice find from 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giannis S. Posted July 18 Author Share Posted July 18 Ι would like your opinion on this. Should I proceed with the restoration? Medals can be found. But what about the missing ribbon? Should I try to sew one or leave it as it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giannis S. Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 (edited) On 18/07/2024 at 14:38, dond said: This could be your bars replacement. It would confirm why the KDM ribbon is missing on yours as well, the battle bars were recycled. Nice find from 2013. The battle clasps were donated on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Franco-Prussian victory. Thus, this hypothesis would date the medal to somewhere between late 1895 and 1897. Edited July 21 by Giannis S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giannis S. Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 Things are getting more and more interesting about the medal bar. The following is from another forum: @Daniel Krause Is it possible that my bar also belonged to von Mechow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted July 22 Share Posted July 22 If that’s the case, when he upgraded the bar to reflect award of the Centennial Medal maybe he just moved the battle bars to the new bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giannis S. Posted July 22 Author Share Posted July 22 1 hour ago, Stogieman said: If that’s the case, when he upgraded the bar to reflect award of the Centennial Medal maybe he just moved the battle bars to the new bar? Probably, unless the oldest is pre-1895, which I think is more likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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