Real or Fake? SS 25-Year Long Service blue ribbon gold bullion SS

**Haydn Curtis** · 08-23-2013, 04:10 AM

Another piece found clearing my friends fathers house. The main question is, is this thing real? Also if it is real, what would value be? The only thing i could find to try and compare price was on Snyders, and they had the complete medal and the price was request only. Also i snipped a loose thread from the inside of the ribbon, and did the burn test, it is not nylon/poly.

Thanks for looking!

EDIT: Sorry for some of the double pictures, mods please delete if necessary. Also, for some reason the pictures make it look more yellow than it is.

Real or Fake? SS 25-Year Long Service blue ribbon gold bullion SS

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 08-23-2013 04:10 AM

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**Dean** · 08-23-2013, 04:56 AM

It has an old look to it and the embroidery isn't cheap looking. Too bad the medal isn't present anymore. Someone might have decided to remove the ribbon so they could wear the medal on a chain around their neck... I've seen this before. The pin back looks ok from what I can see.
I'm sure some veteran experts here will give their opinion on this.