occupation made ribbon bar, never seen one like this,plus german medals

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made my way into Vermont this past weekend, to antigue. found this neat little lot belonging to a col. pardon d. Watson. the women told me this was all that was left of his entire group. she said nobody wanted it, she said he had uniforms, coats etc etc. the box has a post mark of 1978, I guess from his retirement. the ribbon bar his beautiful, has a heavy brass back, says made in Austria (souval), also were three german medals, all war merit medals .2nd award plus extra ribbons and little pouch they came in. been out of the loop for awhile, trying to get back into the swing of things. my first pick up in a long time.

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[Austin R]

Very nice lucite medal bar, they are hard to come by.

[Dave]

That is a superb ribbon bar. I've owned lucite ones, but not maker marked before. This is definitely one for the pinned custom ribbons thread...

[ww2relichunter]

Very nice ribbon bar and german medals cant believe nobody was interested in those pieces !!

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thanks, can someone say if the ribbon on the bottm right a French award? and how do I put this in the pinned ribbon section?

[Dave]

thanks, can someone say if the ribbon on the bottm right a French award? and how do I put this in the pinned ribbon section?

 

Yes, it's the French Croix de Guerre.

 

You can post it in the custom ribbons thread by clicking here and posting: http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/4777-custom-ribbon-bars-any-era/

 

Unfortunately, due to the foreign militaria shown, I cannot just merge the threads, so you'll have to repost it.

 

Thanks!

 

Dave

[irish]

thanks, can someone say if the ribbon on the bottm right a French award? and how do I put this in the pinned ribbon section?

 

Yes it is the French Croix De Guerre.

[BILL THE PATCH]

ok thanks, one more question please is it alright to sell the medals with the ribbon bar if I wanted to here on the forum? question is more for dave, thanks again.

[Dave]

ok thanks, one more question please is it alright to sell the medals with the ribbon bar if I wanted to here on the forum? question is more for dave, thanks again.

 

No, while posting foreign bring backs here is okay, selling them is still frowned upon.

[Terry K.]

Bill,

Dump your PMs so you can receive some more

PM me please

[riflegreen297]

That is a fantastic ribbon bar. I have yet to find one that nice for my collection. Great find.

[firefighter]

Awesome ribbon bar.

[Sabrejet]

I agree. Could have been worn by a Constabulary member.

[Seaton]

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There is one of these on E-bay now.

[Seaton]

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[easterneagle87]

I have posted one earlier that was marked "Bremerhaven" . Souval was a big medals maker. A lot of WW2 German badges are seen marked, "Roudolph Souval" , it is questionable if they were actual period pieces or post war production. Some say YES and some don't agree.

[patches]

Want to know a little more on Watson!

 

http://www.genytreemaker.genealogy.com/forum/general/topics/wwii/11445/

[Gunslinger]

Souval was a big medals maker. A lot of WW2 German badges are seen marked, "Roudolph Souval" , it is questionable if they were actual period pieces or post war production. Some say YES and some don't agree.

 

Name correction: Rudolf Souval, Wien, the manufacturer was a RzM contractor that produced insignia during the war.

 

I believe these lucite ribbons bars were made in the late 40's - early 50's, but could be incorrect. The markings are similar to what is found on wartime presentation boxes and award pouches.

[stealthytyler]

I would like to get in contact with the owner of this grouping. Please PM me if you own these or know who owns these. Thanks!

[gauthieb3sxz]

I just picked up Pardon D. Watson's WWII photo album. WOW!