A new addition is this 4 place ribbon bar, with the Red Eagle Order ribbon (propably for the AEZ medal), a long service medal, 1870/1871 KDM, and the 1897 Centennial.
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Yiasou John,
A very attractive bar indeed...looks strangely familiar...
Congrats on your new acquisition!
Cheers,
AdamComment
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Oops...
correction on the period.
It's after 1900, pre-1915.
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Nice one!
Red Eagle 4th class
XXV long service
70/71 campaign
Centenary
I think a old Captain / Major in 1897, no NCO with the AEZ, this guys would have the long service brooches not worn on the ribbon bar.
Best regards
DanielComment
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Beautiful! I hate myself, but started to find beauty not only in helmets, but also in medals and ribbons, very bad sign!!!
Very nice bar!
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John-
That's a great bar. I bid on it on ebay as well - you got a nice deal on it
Are there holes on the KDM ribbon where there could have been a battle spange at one time? There seems to be one hole on the right side.
Again, a great bar!
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Thank you all for your comments.
Daniel, you are right. Probably a Major. At first I thought it was some kind of Paymaster or similar rank.
Brian, it looks more like a scratch on the ribbon, rather than a hole for a clasp. The ribbon is too tight wrapped around the bar in order to fit pins of the clasp.Comment
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I agree-- a Major on active duty, circa 1897.
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Looks like this Major won himself an EK in WWI. Here is the other part of this group, sold by the same person.Comment
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So, we have a Major around 1900. Active duty during WWI, awarded the EK2, and what rank? An Oberst in 1915-1916?Comment
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I tend to think we have a Captain who retired as characterized Major. For a LtCol I would already expect a Crown Order 3rd class.
Recalled for WW1 he did at least something close to the front or front-related to receive a EK. I think he re-retired as LtCol or if he got this promotion in WW1 he would get the character as Colonel in the big 1919/20 "sending home"
Best regards
DanielComment
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