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At a small militaria show this weekend I found this nice 1871/71 medal bar . it has a 25 years Prussian Long Service Medal , the 1871 War Medal with rim-insribtion " cast from captured cannon " and the SEDAN ,ORLEANS and PARIS battle cross bars ; and the Wilhelm I Cenntenial Medal .Can anyone please tell me bades on the 3 crossbars , which unit this soldier belonged too ?? Thanks , Bernd .
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...And a close-up of the battle crossbars .
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I should have typed : ' based on the 3 cross bars '
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Bernd,
That's a very nice looking bar, thanks for letting us take a look. I'm not sure anyone could pin down the exact unit based on the engagements, but someone who knows their business could most likely put you "in-the-ballpark" as to which outfits it might be?
Kind regards!
Bill
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