5 place medal bar with hanseatic cross

[Seewolf]

Hi gentlemen,

had this in my mail today

5 place medal bar from a Hamburger sergeant with at least 12 years service.
Hanseatic cross is without any enamel damage as bonus.
Ribbons are a bit muddy and the blue ones bleached out by the sun but the bar had a very low price so i don´t mind about that.

More or less the start of my imperial collection as my 57er collection is complete now .... and now i concentrate myself only on imperial pieces, especially medal bars.

This one is the start

Thanks for looking and interest

[Alex K]

Very nice.
Will you be focussing on imperial navy bars?

Regards, Alex

[Don D.]

A nice example.

[luftkrieg]

Hi Rudiger

A great little 5-er medal bar!

Congrats!

Best regards
Pierce

[Seewolf]

Many thanks, friends

Alex, i will not only focus on navy bars. Being this one most likely a navy bar was pure luck

All other incoming bars in the future will be appreciated ....... heer or navy ..... i´ll take them all

What i find totally interesting on bars is that you sometimes can read in them. With the help of a member in my german forum there came out:

- entered service after 1897 ( no centenar medal)
- still alive in 1934 ( Hindy cross)
- 12 years service, most likely Vizefeldwebel or similar navy rank
- most likely a navy man

Much to discover on such a standard bar

I find that really interesting and will try to learn more about "reading" imperial medal bars

[Valter Gorenc]

A very nice bar you have there! Personally I like the bars in condition just like that - a bit faded and dusted ribbons are perfectly consistent with 80 years age.

[Scott Powell]

VERY nice!

[streptile]

Nice bar Rüdiger.

It'll be good to have you hanging around the Imperial forum for a while.