An Austrian medal bar

[Don D.]

Here is a nicely made bar to an Austrian NCO with matching mini. Oddly enough, he had it made in Germany.

[Don D.]

Forgot to mention, its a frankenspange. Must have hit the cocktail circuit.

[Don D.]

The mini.

[Don D.]

Same maker as the medal bar.

[Claudius]

[saschaw]

First of all, with all respekt: it is a "Frackspange", or "tuxedo bar". The other thing is a "Frankensteinspange", and this one seems not to be one.

Very nice bar and one of the very few Austrian bars in German style that I like. Most seem to be, at least to me, modern made. I have a very similar ribbon bar, but with swords to the first bravery ribbon, without the two WWI medals, but with an Frontkämpfer-Ehrenkreuz - as well made by Reimann! If there were not those swords, those might be brothers.

[haynau]

@don

i have seen it before as you know. You were really lucky that i spend my money for other things.

congrats

It is avery unique bar: Frackspange, German made, with mini-chain

It is even rarer because you very seldom see Frackspangen for NCOs

haynau

[Don D.]

I was looking for a nice example to provide a comparision to my German bars and this one fits fine. Thanks for the help.

[Noor]

Austrian ribbon bar.... same German maker