Austrian bar, plausible?

[Don D.]

http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...d.php?t=400350

Its very rare to see an original bar this big so I thought it would be good to discuss it. I would like to see better pics of the first 6 awards.

[Jimmy]

Bar

This thing just slides apart revealing all 15 medal on trifolds. Real neat Assembly . Here is the first six as requested.

[Jimmy]

Next

The next 9 and the bar. The trifolds were just slid and tucked in a bar.. A lot of trouble for little gain. I will sell the all separately because the total will be more and no worries.

[Don D.]

C'mon now Jimmy. Let's not destroy something that is part of history. We rarely see Austrian groupings around here.

[Jimmy]

Not

Not destroyed just dis assembled it will go back together rather easily.
I've never seen one put together like this. It's rather neat actually.
If it is a put together to deceive it needs to be pieced out.
The jury is still out. I'm awaiting what you guys say.
All this because "inquiring minds want to know"
alias DD moderator extraordinary

[all1knew]

Jimmy,

You're going to split them up?

William Kramer

[Don D.]

Give the members time to look at it. I'm sure we will hear something soon.

[VtwinVince]

I would have expected more noticeable UV damage to the ribbons if they had been mounted for a long period of time, but perhaps it didn't see the light of day much.

[Don D.]

From a very knowledgable collector:

"I do not know what the current Austrian Republic awards are but...


they would not be worn with swastika'd WW2 awards"

a good observation.

[Jimmy]

What?

Whats the deal now?
Do I sell the components?
Seems like someone went to a lot of trouble. I don't know what else to do.
The Austrians aren't quite as PC about their past as the Germans but I don't think they would flaunt it either.

[Don D.]

Jimmy, apparantly the mounting system is also used by the old communist regime in Hungary for mounting awards. Given that, and the unlikely combo, perhaps you should part it out. If it never was a real grouping then it shouldn't matter.