british way of mounting

[Christian L]

i'm really interested how many different british mounting styles out there. i hope you can post some pics of the different styles and also provide a little info about it (period it was done, more common on army or navy medals etc.)
thanks much in advance for helping me out on such a huge and not that easily answerable question christian

[ROBB]

Bit of an embarassing subject .I prefer the Javanese run and leap form of mounting ,Rob.

[leigh kitchen]

Yes, as practised amongst Javanese ladies in Bali at $40 a throw.

British medals are really just mounted side by side or overlapping to swing free from a brooch bar, or, as is becoming more popular, court mounted - still the same arrangement as above, but backed by a board with the ribbon running down on display behind the medal disc. That's about it really.

Just thought - some of the older medals have privately purchased pins or brooches at the top of the ribbon - here's a scan of one:

[Christian L]

thanks much for your help!
i personally like this style most (added a pic)
do you think it would be legit to sew a bar for display in this style for a boer war medal? or wasn't it used in this time? / after it (while the recipient was still living?)
how can i do it - some construction help is needed!
thanks really much christian

[leigh kitchen]

That's the court mounting style - as far as I'm aware it's caught on over the past few decades, although i would imagine that some officers used it it earlier.

It's not at all typical of the way Boer war, WWI or WWII medals were worn, they're more typically free swinging. I would'nt change original ribbons on medals in order to do it, but would consider it for those with replacement ribbons I suppose - I've only really considered getting it done for my own medals, but can't be bothered & doubt I can find them anyway.
When it comes down to displaying medals which have replacement ribbons, it's all down to personal taste I suppose.

[Ciaran Byrne]

I just wiping away the tears of laughter from my eyes after reading this thread title...

I have visions of a woman in a leapfrog position with Kenneth Moore of all people shouting "BRACE"!!!

[leigh kitchen]

Surely not Kenneth Moore - he was in the navy, surely they don' play leap frog?
And I ws'nt joking about Bali .......

[Rick Research]

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[Adam H]

The "Court Mounting" style has been increasingly in vogue since WWII and most modern medals in the UK and Commonweath countries seem to be mounted in this way.

Previously some officers did have medals mounted in this fashion as Leigh points out...originally its use was restricted to members of the Royal Court, hence the name.

I agree with Leigh, don't change old ribbons unless absolutely necessary. I also am not fond of older (Pre WWII especially) medals being court mounted. Just a personal preference.

Cheers,

Adam

[leigh kitchen]

I have visions of a woman in a leapfrog position with Kenneth Moore of all people shouting "BRACE"!!!

Just occurred to me - "BRACE" is of course known as Australian foreplay.

[ROBB]

I though it was half of Fosters and a pie with gravy .Rob.

[Christian L]

thanks really much for your input!
its only a single one without ribbon (if there would have been an old ribbon, i wouldn't have changed it)
christian

[Ciaran Byrne]

Just occurred to me - "BRACE" is of course known as Australian foreplay.

Exactly!

I just remembered though, that was the name of the nurse in the film where he played Douglas Barder. Reach for the Sky I think it was called.

[Aave Johns]

Foreplay

Just occurred to me - "BRACE" is of course known as Australian foreplay.

Wrong Leigh, it is "Are you awake love?"

Christian, Court mounted medals have caught on(no pun intended) in a big way. I have my own gongs swing (ching ching) mounted, but I am very much in the minority, most of my comrades-in-arms have theirs court mounted out here in Oz. Originally the idea was to reduce the annoying clinking of medals as the court guards carried out their security rounds.

Regards;
Johnsy

[leigh kitchen]

Talking of court mounted medals in Australia, I was in Darwin about a year or so ago & noticed that there was a lady advertising her services - court mounting medals by stitching rather than double sided tape.

Apparently the old fellahs wearing their bottle caps in Darwin were finding that sticky tape jobs slid around in that humid jungly atmosphere up there in the last chance saloon.