September 21, 20205 yr #1 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 .
September 22, 20205 yr #2 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?
September 22, 20205 yr Author #3 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 ?
September 22, 20205 yr #4 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.
September 22, 20205 yr Author #5 Can’t find much info on the Baghdad clasp or on how many Germans fought around there ?
September 22, 20205 yr #6 Wasn't Godet also a high end jeweler that also made awards and decorations?
October 7, 20205 yr #9 The star should have a pin back and was usually worn as such with just the ribbon on ribbon bar.
October 7, 20205 yr Author #10 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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