Medal bar with Danziger Treuedienst-Ehrenzeichen 1. Stufe, Complete group... very rar

[Klaus O.]

Dear forumites,

I'd like to introduce to you my newest purchase and stimulate a topic on such very rarely seen Long Service awards of the "freie Stadt Danzig". I didn't know if I posted on the correct forum group, but unfortunately I couldn't post it on the "General Awards group" due to unknown (to me) technical problems.

Here is the medal bar:

• Preussen, Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse 1914 (OEK 1909)
• Hamburg, Hanseatenkreuz, 1915-1918 (OEK 688)
• Hessen, Allgemeines Ehrenzeichen „Für Tapferkeit“ (OEK 884)
• Deutsches Reich 1933-45, Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer mit Schwertern (OEK 3803/1), Hersteller Sch. & H. (Does anyone know what this maker mark stands for?)
• Freie Stadt Danzig, Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen für 40 Jahre, 1. Stufe, 1938-1939 (OEK 3446)

Nimmergut doesn't give any details about the number of the awardees of the Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen, but I can only speculate that they were very few hundreds, since the time gap such medals were awarded, like the Polizei-DA of Danzig, lasted a mere 1-2 years (from 1938 until 1939).

Ciao,

Claudio

[Klaus O.]

This bar came with its Ordenlieferanten (dealer) box...

[Klaus O.]

Notice the high quality of the nicely polished edges of this cross and the heavy gilt.

[Klaus O.]

...but what I really liked and convinced me to buy this very neat bar were such interesting details:

- Same name of the dealer on the box and on the pin
- the never seen before miniature device for the ribbon bar of the Treudienst-Ehrenzeichen!!!

Please feel free to comment this bars...

Ciao,

Claudio

[TobyR]

Congratulations Claudio, on a superb find.

A delight to see.

Thank you for sharing.

Best regards,
Toby.