Luftschutz Medal Bar

[Thälmannpionier]

Hello Gents,

i have a chance to buy this very good condition medal bar.
I have not really a clue what to offer. I do not collect medal bars and would only buy to resell it. Maybe someone can give me hint what a good offer could be? Condition looks awesome. I have only one photo but i know the source and im sure it is all ok with it.
TIA
Andreas

[Antonio Scapini]

It looks a stunning bar, but I can't be of help for its value.

[Tom Yanacek]

Very nice!

Hello Andreas,

That is one beautiful medal bar. In my opinion, the value of the four-placer alone is between $275-300. The earlier, three-placer was stripped of its medals and eagle devices to make the four-placer upgrade. It still has a value of perhaps $50 and I would add another $50 for the box and edelweiß insignia. For everything shown I would place its value at $350-400.

Best regards,
Tom

[Thälmannpionier]

Thanks alot for your help..much apreciated
I will pick it up tomorrow

Regards
Andreas

[Thälmannpionier]

got it!
Few better pics...thanks again.






Box has postal stamp from 1943....all the granddaughter knew was that he was KiA.

[Thälmannpionier]

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[Thälmannpionier]

does anyone know what the edelweiss insignia was used for?

[luftkrieg]

Wonderful group.

Kind regards
Pierce

[Tom Yanacek]

Hi Andreas,

Glad you were able to get that really nice medal bar. It is a textbook assembly by Wolfgang Robert Schwarz in Berlin-Wedding. Schwarz typically used green wool felt as their backing material and they used a pinking shear cut to both the top and bottom edges of the backing cloth. And the aluminum button with the name was another standard feature.

Best regards,
Tom

[Tom Yanacek]

The shop of Wolfgang Robert Schwarz was located at N65 Müllerstraße 175 in Berlin-Wedding. Here is a picture of Müllerstraße 175 via Google Maps, circa 2008. The shop is no longer there, but your medal bar was assembled at this location.

Best regards,
Tom

[Thälmannpionier]

Wow..very cool Tom..thank you

Lets see if it sells;-)

[Graeme]

Hi Andreas

Very beautiful looking set

For me, having the maker label to the reverse makes it that little more desirable.

thanks for showing
regards
Graeme

[Nigel N]

Great medal bar!!
I thought you might find this one interesting too.....
Its a single mount bar by the same retailer, where the veteran has in the postwar years, swapped the original TR EK2 for a 1957 Deumer........
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[Tom Yanacek]

Nice one, Nigel.

Best regards,
Tom

[Tom Yanacek]

Here are two other bars assembled by Wolfgang Robert Schwarz. You can see that the assembly characteristics are very consistent.

Best regards,
Tom

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