08-21-2003, 08:29 PM
In regards to Rusty's last post... I thought that was almost standard practice! - I know several dealers who receive stuff (or bring stuff) over to the states, and the ribbons/bars have been removed for ease of transport (or what have you...)
Of course it doesn't mean the medals are a fake...but it is also a shame (my opinion), since the original ribbons/bars often get separated from the medals when this happens.
Ideally, one would like to have the original ribbons.
Sometimes the ribbons offer a unique insight about the group. For instance, I have one groups where I had the ribbons lab tested ...just to verify my suspicions... blood.
DPS
Of course it doesn't mean the medals are a fake...but it is also a shame (my opinion), since the original ribbons/bars often get separated from the medals when this happens.
Ideally, one would like to have the original ribbons.
Sometimes the ribbons offer a unique insight about the group. For instance, I have one groups where I had the ribbons lab tested ...just to verify my suspicions... blood.
DPS
