Germany, Imperial. A First World War Combat Veteran’s Medal Bar Auction removed from cap

removed from cap

1916 and returned to duty five days later on the 10th

and easily has all of its original crossgraining

spot of red paint on the reverse

the one on the right wearing a Red Cross armband on his left sleeve

Germany, Imperial. A First World War Combat Veteran’s Medal Bar Auction removed from cap(Ordensschnalle). A First World War combat veterans medal bar featuring two decorations, including a Flanders Cross, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon pinned with Somme, Flanders, and Western Front campaign clasps, the medal consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse with pebbled and ribbed arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central wreathed and crowned fouled anchor, the arms