“Vorausabteilung Knabe”
This is additionally reinforced by a magnetic metal hook on the right side of the chin meeting an analogous loop of identical construction on the left
the twelve o’clock arm bearing a gilt monogram of King Friedrich II
studio marked in the lower left corner
and a potent propaganda tool
Germany. A Mixed Lot Of Ribbon Bars Archive “Vorausabteilung Knabe”(Bandschnallen). A mixed lot of five ribbon bars, including one with four decorations, featuring a Merit Medal, an Honour Cross of the World War 1914 1918, a Long Service Decoration, and a King Wilhelm I Centenary Medal, set on a 60 mm long zink bar with a horizontal pinback, in near extremely fine condition; one featuring three decorations, including a 1914 Iron Cross II Class, a Wrttemberg Military Merit Order, and a China Campaign Medal, set on a