mcfc1923 Posted 31 March , 2010 Share Posted 31 March , 2010 found this clasp while sorting some stuff out, any ideas, and is it genuine ? think it mite be ww2 cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon6640 Posted 31 March , 2010 Share Posted 31 March , 2010 I think it's a territorial clasp which can go with a great war medal as below: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Great-War,1914-18,-w...328143001r26137 Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfc1923 Posted 31 March , 2010 Author Share Posted 31 March , 2010 cheers jon, i thought it was from dunkirk medal but you proved me wrong, many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabercro2 Posted 31 March , 2010 Share Posted 31 March , 2010 Engagé Volontaire is an authorised clasp on a number of French commemorative medals including those of the Franco-Prussian war of 1870/71, WW1 and WW2. Although the WW1 version was later replaced by the Croix du Combattante Volontaire. The wording means literally that the recipient enlisted voluntarily. Both the WW1 and WW2 variants are officially rectangular whereas the 1870/71 is described as an oriental design. There are a number of different variations but I can't say that I've ever seen one like yours. See http://www.medailles1914-1918.fr/france-medaillew.html for a few more examples. regards Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfc1923 Posted 1 April , 2010 Author Share Posted 1 April , 2010 thanks for that simon, maybe it's just a bad copy of one . did not realise ther were so many variations. cheers jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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