My Newest IMPERIAL Ribbon Bar, Part Three

[stogieman]

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

[stogieman]

Reverse of 1870 Officer's Bar

Reverse of the Officer's Bar...

[Klaus O.]

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

[stogieman]

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"!

[Rick Research]

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 )

[stogieman]

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!)....

[stogieman]

Reverse of the Imperial Pair

Look Like This:

[David S]

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!

[JensF.]

I got this little beauty from ebay:

[JensF.]

It matches a big medal-bar I have!

Back:

[stogieman]

Nice bar!!

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

It matches a big medal-bar I have!

Back:

[stogieman]

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.....

[stogieman]

And the reverse:

Looks like this:

[Ralph A]

Looks like some of you...

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

[Mike Dunn]

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