Prussian medal bar

[cola59]

Hi.I ask to express your opinion about this medal bar.Prussian awards for service and only oldenburg cross for ww1?Thank you.Alexander.

[römischIX]

Good one, may be i will take it...

[cola59]

Thanks for opinion,Incidentally I found this one ,was on sale in April very strange threads in in the first post.Original awards but medal bar assembly.Regards.Alexander.

[römischIX]

seems that is the same bar. may be they removed the red aegle and crown order because of its higher value.

330 is a normal price - if you add all medals

[cola59]

At the price I agree. Who could possess this bar? Not combatant officer?

[Don D.]

All my books are packed up right now. Isn't the LS award the 25 year cross for officers?

[römischIX]

No, for Feldwebel aufwärts.

[cola59]

Thanks for answers.

[Don D.]

No, for Feldwebel aufwärts.

Thanks. I really don't pay attention to LS awards. They are like Hindys, just there. We probably should do a thread on them some day.

[römischIX]

And for example for Deckoffiziere (= chief warrant officer)

In my opinion in most times they got the RAO and KO Medal for civil merit, it was not an official medal,
they were paid by the kaiser and he gave them out. Sometimes they were given in wartimes for "merit".
A FA-cross + LSC is not so unusual.
i have seen a picture with a "war official" in a rank of a major - he only had the Hindycross not more, or
sometimes you can see captains and higher ranks with only a 4 years LS medal on (wehrmacht one)

[morel5000]

Nice example that shows how medal bars are being messed with...

Any idea who swapped them out? Is the current seller also selling the KO and RAO?

[cola59]

in April sale was from the same seller.KO and RAO separately he didn't sell.

[McCulloh]

ouch!

ouch! What was a nice navy officers' bar got hashed up in an attempt to make it a super-navy Warrent officers' bar. Pity. more history destroyed.

[cola59]

Prussian medal bar

I think initially it was without awards both ribbon bar.