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trixie123
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A recent find ! I slid a Turkish made star on to ribbon it lined up perfect with marks on medal and ribbons . 
I was told campaign bar says Baghdad on a Turkish forum .

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Neat to see the original Turkish (not German made) issue star award.  I have never seen the "Baghdad" bar before.  How is it affixed to the ribbon?  

 

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It is very tightly on it . Can’t really pull it loose I assume prongs ? It’s very tight .but not 100% sure ? It seems to have original finish on it not tarnish as I originally thought ? 

 

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Yes, the painted orange/red finish on the star is the original finish for Turkish made and issued awards.  The Germans made private purchase period copies with red enamel and better cast metal that could be bought by German awardees for wear.  The black and red paint finish on the bar looks original to me as well.  

 

 

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  • 2 weeks later...
29 minutes ago, Fred Borgmann said:

The star should have a pin back and was usually worn as such with just the ribbon on ribbon bar.

The ribbon has holes where it was pinned on. It has a vertical pin.

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