Germany, Imperial. A Pair of Ribbon Bars for First World War Combatants, c. 1937

(Bandschnallen). A pair of ribbon bars for First World War combatants, including:

1. One featuring eight decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, a Saxon Order of Merit with Swords, a Saxon Albert Order with Swords, a Reuss Princely Honour Cross with Swords, a Waldeck Order of Merit with Swords, an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 for Combatants, an Austrian War Commemorative Medal, and a Hungarian War Commemorative Medal, all affixed to a 120 mm-long zink bar with a horizontal pinback and blue wool reverse liner, unmarked, demonstrating some mothing to the liner, in near extremely fine condition.

2. One featuring six decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, a Bavarian Military Merit Cross with Crown and Swords, an Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918 for Combatants, a Wehrmacht Long Service Award with Luftwaffe device, a Hungarian War Commemorative Medal, and a Bulgarian War Commemorative Medal, all affixed to a 90 mm-long bar with a magnetic metal core and horizontal pinback, unmarked, in extremely fine condition.