3 place medal bar

[peterm]

2 very nice clasps, Tom!!!

Kind regards, Peter

[Steve DT]

Thanks for that great explanation and pictures Tom! I've only got two bars, I'll have to check them out when I get home.

[Tom Yanacek]

And "rosettes" do not necessarily have to be circular in form either: Sometimes they will be angular or squared off.

Here is an example where the "rosettes" are squared off:

[Tom Yanacek]

Although Gebrüder Godet & Co. can be considered the premier assembler of medal bars, they were not known for real pretty rosettes: They are actually pretty sloppy and angular at best.

The point is, though, that when medal bars are furled in a simple, overlapping double wrap, they will almost always have some form of "rosettes".

[Tom Yanacek]

The skillful artisan that assembled this bar actually gave the rosettes a two-tiered effect:

[Tom Yanacek]

Some original bars will not have rosettes. Take notice of the Bavarian/Southern German style of ribbon wrapping below. It is normal for this type of bar to lack rosettes.

The second example shows a traditional German wrap and these will almost always have rosettes.

Best regards,
Tom

[gibello]

Thank you very much to all for the help