3-pieced WH (Heeres o. Kriegsmarine) medal-bar (ie.: 'Ordenspange')
This is a decorative - and in this combination with certainty not that easily found! - three-pieced WH (Heeres etc.) (ie. WWII- ie. TR-period) medal-bar (ie. 'Ordenspange') that respectively shows a: 'Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern' (or: war-merits' cross 2nd class with swords) being a very detailed- and/or typical 'Buntmetall'-based specimen, a: 'Winterschlacht im Osten 1941/42'-medal (ie. 'Ost'-medal) and a: 'WH (Heeres o. Kriegsmarine) Dienstauszeichnung für 4 Jahre Treue Dienste' (or: army- ie. naval loyal-service-medal for four years of loyal service) that comes with a detailed, silver-coloured eagle-device firmly attached all three awards (and 'Auflage'!) coming in an overall very nice- (albeit just moderately used and/or worn-), condition. All three medals are nicely preserved examples that seem to have never been cleaned nor polished: all three come in an equally minimally tarnished- ie. dusty condition and naturally also come mounted onto their period ribbons. The 'Kriegsverdienstkreuz II. Klasse mit Schwertern' retains pronounced details and has a great ie. minimally darkened- ie. tarnished age-patina: it truly retains almost all of its bronze-toned finish (as can be seen on the pictures). The bright-orange-red- (and white-/black-) coloured ribbon shows only minimal usage and/or staining. I could not determine if it is a maker-marked example: the ring is firmly hidden under the ribbon. The 'Ost'-medal is a neat silverish-grey-toned- and/or typical zinc- (ie. 'Feinzink'-) based specimen that has a nicely preserved age-patina and was most certainly never cleaned nor polished and therefore are details and/or finish still very nice and/or crisp. The 'WH (Heeres o. Kriegsmarine) Dienstauszeichnung für 4 Jahre Treue Dienste' truly retains gorgeous details and has a great ie. only minimally darkened- ie. tarnished (ie. dirty) age-patina: it retains most of its fairly 'glossy'- and/or: silver-toned finish (and does show some minimal staining). The 'Ordenspange' comes naturally mounted onto its functional pin- (ie. catch-) set-up and is nicely 'backed' with a piece of bright-green-toned wook as is more often seen (as can be seen on the pictures). The medal-bar was recently found at a private-household in Germany and was never before part of a collection. The 'Spange' is most certainly a period-compiled- and/or worn piece and is NOT a post-war compilation or alike: it originated as stated above from a private-household and was kept as such for decades. Simply a very attractive - and decorative! - 3-pieced, WH (Heeres etc.) related medal-bar- ie. 'Ordenspange' that has an unusually seen set-up and that is in my opinion accordingly priced!
Code: 69275