broken medal bar mount-where to repair?

[paddywhack]

nice bar alright there!!very intresting with the olympic meal!id say he was cetainly an old-ish front fighter by that stage!!

[helmetbuyers]

Hello Robert,

It looks like what you have there is what was originally a five-place trapezoid clasp that was altered at a later date to accommodate a couple of subsequent awards. It looks like the original pin configuration was messed up too. As far as I see it, the order represented on the bar is:
A) 1914 Iron Cross Second Class
B) Hessen Bravery Medal
C) Prussian 12-Year Long Service Medal
D) Hamburg Hanseatic Cross
E) Hindenburg Cross with Swords
F) WWI Commemorative Medal for Hungary
G) 1936 Olympic Games Commemorative Medal

You have all the necessary medals to complete the bar except for the one in position (E): the Hindenburg Cross with Swords. In the picture below, I did a match the medal to the ribbon illustration. The ones marked with a black "X" are not part of the medal bar. The pale blue ribbon with the white stripes is a 25-Year Service Clasp for a Bavarian Firefighter. The yellow ribbon with the white stripes is for a Saxon Friedrich August Medal. The medal at the very bottom is a Hungarian Frontline Combat Cross of the 1941 type.

Based on the pictures posted, all of the medals look original with the possible exception of the 1936 Olympic Games Commemorative Medal. I would want to see better pictures of both the front and reverse of that one before deciding one way or the other.

Not a bad buy for $250, especially if the Olympic Medal is real. I would also want to see better pictures of the trapezoid clasp.

Best regards,
Tom

Wow...

thanks Tom for the awesome help....

I will post two scans I took off my printer...

I did buy two other medal bars from the same booth.... and will post later as well.

Robert

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[Johnny R]

I would talk to Gary, he does very good work,

http://www.quarterdeckmilitaria.com.au/

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some better photos of the 1936 medal

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[Tom Yanacek]

Hi Robert,

Thanks for posting the better pictures of the Olympic Medal. Based on these pictures, it's looking good to me. Can you check to see if the medal is magnetic? Most of the originals were, although there are some original non-magnetic ones too.

Best regards,
Tom

[helmetbuyers]

Hi Robert,

Thanks for posting the better pictures of the Olympic Medal. Based on these pictures, it's looking good to me. Can you check to see if the medal is magnetic? Most of the originals were, although there are some original non-magnetic ones too.

Best regards,
Tom

Thanks Tom...

yes... it's magnetic... with a very strong pull.

Here are photos of the two other medal bars I bought.

These were also $250, but for the pair plus tax.

The same American GI supposedly brought all these back.

Thanks for the help... Robert

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