Schwarzburg Bar

[Patrick W]

I just grabbed this unusual bar for next to nothing at a local auction, it would appear to be a very unusual combination as Schwarzburg medals are rarely seen mounted. Obviously missing an EK2 and I assume 1914, also Centenar medal and Landwehr medal??

Would this combination be traceable to an owner?

No picture of reverse currently but will post when i have it in hand, hope you like it anyway!

[Carl Christense]

Very cool bar.

Carl C

[kaiserwilhelm2]

Hi, I do not think this will be traceable due to the 'low' and fairly generic awards on it. It is clear the original owner was a resident/came from the Fuertentum Schwarzburg-Rudolfstad a small entity but with still about 100 thousand inhabitants. The Schw. medals are a Fuerstlich Schwarzburgisches Ehrenkreuz 4th class with swords (a 500 usd award) and a silver honour medal (a 100 usd award). I expect the owner was an older NCO who also had a very long, 40 year, career as a civil servant. So not only a very cool bar but if you picked it up for next to nothing you got a very nice deal. Cheers, W

PS: a Prussian Landwehr medal makes sense.

[Claudius]

You picked this bar up for "next to nothing "?!!

I fully agree with kaiserwilhelm2. This is the uncommon Schwarzburg cross 4th class with the Schwarzburg Ehrenmedal in silver. Both are rare mounted and even more rare together. I know of only one other instance of a Schwarzburg Cross 4C and Schwarzburg Ehrenmedal on one bar -and I own it. .

This medal bar begs to be restored. And they are easy medals to find. I hope you can restore it.

Luckily, only the more common awards were removed from the bar.

Can you show more photos? Especially the reverse.

Great pick up!

[Valter Gorenc]

Wonderful bar!
As others already said, extremly lucky that only common and cheap medals were removed. Easy to get them, a piece of silk thread and the bar will be back to it's full glory!

[stross]

Oh man, that's sweet. Please post when you restore it! I don't think I'm speaking for just myself when I say I can't wait to see it complete again.

[Patrick W]

Thanks Guys, I will post some reverse pics when it arrives and will certainly see about adding the missing medals- hammer price was £70- couldn't believe it!

[kaiserwilhelm2]

At auctions anything is possible - items sometimes sell for way way too much and at other times you can get things dirt cheap because there is no or little interest from the competition.