Uhh.... Hello?

[Rick Research]

Gem One from the Backstreets Of Collecting, whose Decades Of Expertise... well, what do WE know?

Aside from the impossibility of this "trio," I'm sure there are any number of perfectly Valid Scientific Answers as to how a ribbon could be worn to shreds UNDERNEATH an "original" device, righto?

[Rick Research]

Or if that one for the O.J. Jury's forensic examination wasn't enough...

[JensF.]

Hmmmmm... shreddering the ribbon and use the device to prevent the ribbon fragments from falling off???

Interesting bars, but where is the Frontkämpferkreuz?

[George Stimson]

Wouldn't there likely be some kind of Wehrmacht long service award in there as well?

George

[stogieman]

Oye, such skeptics!

Obviously these bars belonged to a von Somebodyortheother, who felt it beneath them to wear such a low and common award as the FEK. My God man, think!

[JensF.]

Graf von Schlieffen?

[Daniel Krause]

neeee, nicht Graf v.Schlieffen; the ghost of Ludendorff.

[Dez H]

Some idiot has added the spange device right?
In hopes of increasing the resale price.

[Rick Research]

Yuppers. This is called Ruining Below Par Tatty Stuff By Jamming On Raise The Price Idiocy.

Sadly, some morons will BUY them! moremad

Even better, the "world renowned" auction house has No Problemos passing on garbage that beginners can recognize as crap, but their staff of dozens of "experts" can NOT--supposedly.

[George Stimson]

Actually, I have one just like the second one -- except for the Spange. (Plus the medals are in the right places! )



George

[Brian S]

I'm done with my scissors, I'll put them in the mail for you.