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<p>[QUOTE="daveydempsey, post: 2505159, member: 22"]They are a beautiful designed medal, I have quite a few. some with many bars.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bars are for each battle the recipient fought in, rather than issue a fresh medal a bar was added.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your grandfathers name rank and number along with his regiment should be engraved around the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Medals should not be polished with silver polish just like coins it scratches the surfaces</p><p><br /></p><p>What I use is household amonia on a Qtip and gently wipe the surface, it restores the shine and causes no abrasions.</p><p>(only on silver, not brass or other metals).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some of mine, only one has been bought at auction.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Quite a few battle bars.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]267622[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This guy fought in the Boer War and WWI[ATTACH=full]267623[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]267624[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]267625[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>My only auction purchase because the recipient was a distant ancestor aboard HMS Trafalgar at the siege of Sevastopol.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]267626[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="daveydempsey, post: 2505159, member: 22"]They are a beautiful designed medal, I have quite a few. some with many bars. The bars are for each battle the recipient fought in, rather than issue a fresh medal a bar was added. Your grandfathers name rank and number along with his regiment should be engraved around the edge. Medals should not be polished with silver polish just like coins it scratches the surfaces What I use is household amonia on a Qtip and gently wipe the surface, it restores the shine and causes no abrasions. (only on silver, not brass or other metals). Here are some of mine, only one has been bought at auction. Quite a few battle bars. [ATTACH=full]267622[/ATTACH] This guy fought in the Boer War and WWI[ATTACH=full]267623[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267624[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]267625[/ATTACH] My only auction purchase because the recipient was a distant ancestor aboard HMS Trafalgar at the siege of Sevastopol. [ATTACH=full]267626[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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