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    My Newest IMPERIAL Ribbon Bar, Part Three

    Let's start a new latest & greatest ribbon bar thread. Part Two is now closed. I'll start off with a BANG! Just snagged this ca. 1870-1897 ribbon bar to an officer. I think we can assume his RAO & PCO have been bumped up to Second Class. Assuming this, how many potential candidates are we talking about? The awards are:
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    1870 Iron Cross, Second Class with 25 year mini Jubilee Oakleaves (!!)
    An 1870/71 awarded Hohenzollern House Order, Knight's Cross with swords.
    1870/71 Kriegsdenkmunze
    Centennial Medal of 1897
    Officer's Long Service Cross for 25 Years
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    Reverse of 1870 Officer's Bar

    Reverse of the Officer's Bar...
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      #3
      My compliments Rick... I saw it too and tried to bid on it. In about 30 seconds the price went from USD 35.- to over USD 100.-!!! I didn't know that there were so many people interested in it. Good stuff is getting rarer and more expensive!

      Ciao,

      Claudio

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        #4
        Re; The numbers...

        [QUOTE=Claudio Ortelli]My compliments Rick... I saw it too and tried to bid on it. In about 30 seconds the price went from USD 35.- to over USD 100.-!!! I didn't know that there were so many people interested in it. Good stuff is getting rarer and more expensive!

        Hi Claudio, I don't think it's so much that so many people want them as it is a very small group of insane people willing to pay whatever it takes to get the piece the want and/or "need"!

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          #5
          Hmmmmm....


          Ricky wishes to scrutinize this one in minute detail!

          That looks like a 1930s catch, but only Paws On will confirm or rule that out.

          The 25 device looks legit-- be aware that our Industrious Ohioan is flooding the market with 'em.

          Last ribbon from color and most important, position, I'd take to be a Württemberg Friedrich Order. No Prussian long service at all. Hence no Prussian Orders.

          I know of at least ONE award of a WW1 Hohenzollern 3rd with Xs to an 1870 veteran commanding a Landsturm regiment.

          If this one is legit, it would be for a Hauptmann aD or maybe wartime Major aD recalled type in a similar unit.

          I would want to examine the metal backing very closely: actual wartime (WW1) ones do NOT have a hole punched behind each space, which would date the backing 1920s+. (Only the newly patented detachable tabs mounts had holes in every place during WW1). If the backing dates AFTER WW1, I'd be more inclined to think this has had a probably original 1895 device added than that it was for an 1870 veteran.

          Pass me those forceps, wouldja, Sam?*





          (* obscure 1970s "Quincy, M.E." television show reference )

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            #6
            The Few, The Rare, The Insane...

            Todays arrivals, also check the 3. Reich "General Awards" Forum for a nasty nazi ribbon bar that qualifies as "The Holy Grail" of WW2 bars (IMO!)....
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              #7
              Reverse of the Imperial Pair

              Look Like This:
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                #8
                These are winging their way to California, will do better scans when they arrive. No great shakes but the bottom bar is interesting.

                BTW - Love the enamel wreath on Stogies bar above!
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                  #9
                  I got this little beauty from ebay:
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                    #10
                    It matches a big medal-bar I have!

                    Back:
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                      #11
                      Nice bar!!

                      Very nice Saxon NCO ribbon bar, post 1935! Cheers!

                      Originally posted by JensF.
                      It matches a big medal-bar I have!

                      Back:

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                        #12
                        New One!

                        Nice one today. Pre-1915 style Trapezoid Bar, red wool backing. Non-Combattant EK2, Red Eagle, Crown Order, Saxon-Weimar White Falcon, Centennial Medal. Spotless.....
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                          #13
                          And the reverse:

                          Looks like this:
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                            #14
                            Looks like some of you...

                            have discovered my dear e-Bay friend Nicola Pack. Would you like to see a picture of her? ;-)
                            -Ralph Abercrombie

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                              #15
                              Heck yes Ralph!! much better eye candy than Stogiemans ugly so called ribbon bar!!! MIke

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