Prussian Lifesaving Medals

[Willi Z.]

Having a heck of a time finding a Lifesaving medal (and the right model) for this medal bar. Can any explain the odd sequence of medals?

Here is also my other one. While a rather low level collecting interest of mine, I like to pick up bars with the 1864/ 1866/ 1871 Campaign medals.

[Heran]

Could it be that the Ribbon in the first Medal Bar belongs to a KO?

It makes no sense to have 2 Landwehr Dienstauszeichnungen in the same Bar, right? And one of them was the 1913 version.

[Willi Z.]

No, it makes no sense. So, I should pull the one on the right and place a KO on the left. Is the ribbon color ok for a KO?

[Heran]

Hi Willi,

Sorry, made a mistake.... Even having many KO in my collection, still made a mistake with the color. Apologies...

Without the KO option, ... it is difficult to follow how the condecorations were sorted out.

[Willi Z.]

Hi Heran, that's ok. The color is lighter on that ribbon than the Dienstauszeichnung, and I find various shades on the KO. All the colors on that bar seem bolder. Just trying to come up with something.

[Chip M]

What model life saving medal do you need?

[Willi Z.]

I guess a Type III would be the best match for the bar.

[GdC26]

Uwe Bretzendorfer may be a good source for these: he is contactable on facebook.

[Chip M]

I think the one I have is the fourth type.

[Willi Z.]

Chip, I guess a Type IIII would be from 1907-1918. Just one minor difference, from what I understand. Not sure if that would properly fit in with the rest of the bar.

[Willi Z.]

Uwe Bretzendorfer may be a good source for these: he is contactable on facebook.

Thanks Sandro, I guess he no longer has a website up.

The important lesson in this matter is never to buy a messed up medal bar, no matter how cheap it is.

[GdC26]

Pleasure Willi. Uwe does not, but he is still contactable and occasionally presents items on his Facebook page.