Another Prague Castle Bar...Opinion Pls

[kenneth wolfe]

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[kenneth wolfe]

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[Don D.]

I don't see anything wrong with this personally.

[kenneth wolfe]

Hi

Yes I know. I was justed posting this for addition pictures and to help with the thread.


Kennneth

[Robert P.]

Kenneth,

Mine on a court mount looks identical to your bar. The pins are exactly the same as well, and run through two holes in the steel backing plate on the mount. Here's a photo(s)...

Robert

[Robert P.]

a hole on the far left reveals the thin flat pronge running through and folding over the ribbon under the cloth backing material...

R

[Inspector Krogh]

Good day people.

I am pleased to see some recent interest in the Spange ,,Prager Burg" of late. I have attached a link to a post I started a couple of years ago about these little gems. Some of you may find it interesting, others will find it tedious. I find it to be both!

For the record, my belief is that:
What I refer to in the post as "Type A"....the Real McCoy.
What I refer to as "Type B"..... I accept (somewhat grudgingly) as period.
All else I consider to be dubious (at best), and should be avoided.

Kenneth and Mike, regarding your posted boxed and packeted items. Superb.
If either of you elect to part with them, please contact me. I can offer handsome compensation.

G.




http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...ghlight=prager

[Stahlhelm]

Greg:

The thread you started earlier, which is in your link above, is indeed an excellent thread for anyone to refer to in evaluating Prague Castle Bars. I read it myself and was very impressed with the new perspectives--namely the Type A and B distinctions.

Thanks starting that discussion. There's a lot of great information in there...

Chris

[Robert P.]

Thank you Greg for redirecting us to a futher knowledge of these. The type B, which you somewhat grudgingly accept as period, I have an question on. Can you please explain why you feel this way regarding the type B?

Basically, because they were never found on the period pinback medals, they were at one time considered 'suspect'?

Robert

[andrewb]

Ok, I have done a bit of searching around and I have found what I believe to be an original Prague Castle Bar. A type 'A' bar according to Greg's findings.
It's got all the right things in the right places. Stamped L/12 on the lower back.

What do you think? Better than my 1st one?

Regards,
AB.

[andrewb]

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[andrewb]

Last pic.

AB.

[Karsten S]

That looks like a very nice original Prag Spange
Have never seen it with L/12 myself.
Best Regards

Karsten

[andrewb]

Thanks Karsten.
My understanding is that some were stamped L/12 on the side next to the pin and on the lower middle of the reverse like mine.

Regards,
AB.

[Inspector Krogh]

Thank you Greg for redirecting us to a futher knowledge of these. The type B, which you somewhat grudgingly accept as period, I have an question on. Can you please explain why you feel this way regarding the type B?

Basically, because they were never found on the period pinback medals, they were at one time considered 'suspect'?

Robert

The government sanctions an award, and commisions an artist to do the design and execution of it. Would it have been permissable to "step on" designs done by Richard Klein, or others so commisioned to design awards?

Robert
My rationale is along the above.....I believe Hanisch-Concee held a post in the LDO (in what capacity I know not). What would he think about the LDO giving sanction to another design that was not his? I know nothing about his personality, but he was after all a sculptor/artist and I doubt it is something that he would have taken lightly. This is of course purely conjecture on my part...but there is I believe, some merit to this argument.
Regards,
G