Bavarian Style WW1 Southwest Africa Veteran's Ribbon Bar

[Rick Research]

The League of the Two Rickies held another convocation today, as part of our sinister plot to obtain All The Ribbon Bars, and this small gem (it is the 15 mm doubled size) came to live at my house.

I passed it by when it was on The Back Streets Of Collecting's September 1994 auction, but I've been brooding about it ever since...

The Bavarian Military Merit Order/Cross ribbon is the WW1 frontline valor type, followed by a Luitpold Jubilee Medal (probably 1911 type), the 1904-1906 Southwest Africa Herero-Hottentot War Medal (tiny bar "Oranje" for operations along the Oranje River, December 1905 to March 1906), and a Bavarian Long Service award (so this was probably an NCO's bar).

Now all I need is a tiny Colonial Medal bar to go with my China and SWA ones!

[stogieman]

SSSSHHHHHHHHH !

I thought we agreed we would not let everyone know about our evil plans for world-domination!

[Daniel Krause]

TS TS TS TS TS, what an awfull plan! WIVE! BRING MY RIFLE! The Rickies will come!

I think I have to hide this:

[Daniel Krause]

And I will NEVER show You thisD

[Rick Research]

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Now the League of the Two Rickies will send ninja cats after the Solitary Daniel!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ack ack.... medics!!!!!

[mott5ranch]

Carl already told us about your plot! He discovered it while sniping one day and told all that would listen.

[stogieman]

Hey Daniel

Nice bars! I especially like the 3X one with devices on all 3 ribbons. A bit unusual, eh?

[Daniel Krause]

Yeah, a bit unusual. This is the first EK-device I see on a non-Saxon bar!

Best regards

Daniel

[Rick Research]

And the second tiny "Venezuela" I have seen (the full size is somewhere back on our old pages on a medal bar...)

[Daniel Krause]

Hi Rick,

a friend of mine has another one from a navy officer with some orders ond also the Venezuela bar. Will try to post a picture later.

Best regards

Daniel

[stogieman]

Alas,

I have nothing this neat to post. The only mini-spange I had on a bar now lives with some wizard-type creature in Central Massachusetts (there are some who call him.......Tim, err no, I mean Rick)

[Daniel Krause]

OHHHH, dont complain Rick! Show us some of Your Saxon beauties and WE will complain!

Best regards

Daniel