Memel Einzelspange for review

[wrongplanet67]

Does everything look in order with this Memel medalbar?

I thought that the "rectangular" folding of the ribbon was somewhat strange as usually one encounters a "rounded" folding.

However, I also found pictures of another Flower War medal bar with "rectangular" folding of the ribbons. See the pictures of the medal bar with Ostmark- and Sudetenmedals.

Is this rectangular folding some "earlier" way of making medal bars?

Thanks for your opinion!

[sniper11]

There's several different styles of ribbon mounting when it comes to the einzelspange or ordensspange because they were lots of military tailors shops providing a medal mounting service.
The memel einzelspange looks fine in my opinion.
Troy

[bytown]

Looks fine to me too.

Wayne

[wrongplanet67]

I forgot to take a picture of the reverse of the medal. Here it is.

[wschmidt]

Hauptmünzamt Berlin - Type 1

[wrongplanet67]

Thanks for the confirmation, guys.

[Sevrin]

There's several different styles of ribbon mounting when it comes to the einzelspange or ordensspange because they were lots of military tailors shops providing a medal mounting service.
Troy

+1

An old thread showing a few of the styles:

https://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/for...16&postcount=1

On period photos you will see neatly folded to barely folded; Jose has a great collection thread with many photos:

https://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/for...d.php?t=967489



James

[Tony T-S]

Congrats. I am jealous

[Yubari]

thisb is a superb mounted medal!

[sniper11]

I think these best illustrate the point.
My memel is mounted in a different style.
Troy

[Yubari]

thank you for showing your single mounted bars. I was thinking about something same. Solo medals are kind of boring, but mounted....mmm better

[Yubari]

same mounting on ebay pic https://www.ebay.de/itm/Foto-Studiop...UYi:rk:50:pf:0

[sniper11]

thank you for showing your single mounted bars. I was thinking about something same. Solo medals are kind of boring, but mounted....mmm better

Gives the actual medal a bit more character .I only started to concentrate on collecting these in the last 3 years.
Troy

[Sevrin]

Nice

I think these best illustrate the point.
My memel is mounted in a different style.
Troy

Very nice collection of single mounts!

Neat to see once again, the wide color variations among the 'flower' medals.

James

[Jean-Claude]

Gives the actual medal a bit more character .I only started to concentrate on collecting these in the last 3 years.
Troy

Nice family of single mounts and I couldnt agree more Troy: nice & cheaper compromise between loose mounts singles & long medal bars. I've also been at it for a while (5 or 6 years) with some dating back to my original collection of the '70's. Here are a few of mine for which I managed to find the matching single ribbon bars

JC