Is it a naval ribbon bar ?

[Deruelle]

Hi,

I have got this beauty and I don't know if it is for army or navy ? Let me know. Do you think it is tracable ?

Regards

Christophe

[Deruelle]

The reverse

Christophe

[Deruelle]

this ribbon contains :

Iron cross 2nd cl

Prussian Red Eagle Order 4th cl. with crown

Service medal 25 years

Medal for century

Bavarian 4th class with crown of the Order of Military merit

Oldenburg Frederik August cross 2nd cl

Hamburg Hanseatic cross

Bremen Hanseatic cross

Austria 3rd class Cross of Merit with war decoration

Turkey Imtiaz medal with sabers

Christophe

[Bob Hunter]

Possibly, but the most learned opinion would come from the "evil twin" ( a subtle attempt to get the evil one to blow his cover...)

Frankly, I am never sure which one it is.

[Guest Rick Research]

Silly, I am the Good Twin.

Nope, navy looking as it is, backing and all, I cannot find ANYBODY with crowns to Red eagle and peacetime Bavarian MMO4 with these awards, 1914 or 1918.

So it must have been army, Xth Army Corps... and weird backing material.

???

[Deruelle]

Thanks for your reply Rick. Like this week I am not in France, I can do more research about this ribbon bar. First, I will looking in the X. AK and after if I can't find my man, I will read the RL 1914.

Regards

Christophe

[Stogieman]

Interesting that he kept a "pure Prussian" mounting, with even the combat awards from other states mounted at the back of the bar! Very nice one!