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Hello again Frank,and SWB
Ive looked at the rivets and it seems to have been re riveted between the Orange Free State bar and the Johannesburg bar this has been done by a jeweller its a very professional job and done a long time ago the heads are slightly more domed and fractionally bigger overall..the medal was inside an Edwardian wall clock i bought years ago along with a Kings South Africa which I still have to a chap 5028 pte s taylor K.R.R.C.Ive only took a look at them today to put a new ribbon on the QSA and i thought id do some reaserch...Im very thankful for your assistance.
Bill.

Hello Bill,
That is a great shame, but, you could get hold of a Relief of Ladysmith clasp and restore it to almost how it once would have been, its up to you really, I tend to avoid doing this sort of thing, however, medals to the chambermaids are nice as they fought on both fronts during the war.
Again , sorry, I can count up to ten, honest!
Kind regards Frank

Hi Frank,
I agree its not something id do i dont fiddle with things but id like to get the two missing bars..as you say originals where possible but i cant seem to find any on ebay apart from copies im not going down that route now..if you know anyone who may have a 1901 and a Relife Of Ladysmith id love to buy them.
Kind reards,
Bill.

Hello Bill,
These are not rare clasps, I think I would, if I were you, have a look at a directry of medal dealers here, you can take a look at Token Publishings Medal News site, they should show a fair number of them and then just phone them up until you find what you are looking for.
Regards Frank

holden wrote: Hi Frank,
I agree its not something id do i dont fiddle with things but id like to get the two missing bars..as you say originals where possible but i cant seem to find any on ebay apart from copies im not going down that route now..if you know anyone who may have a 1901 and a Relife Of Ladysmith id love to buy them.
Kind reards,
Bill.

Just to say thanks to yourself and other members whove helped me tremendously with this medal.
Ive managed to get the two missing bars 1901 and R of L from Chris Dixon medals..im delighted.
Kind regards to all.
Bill.

Hello Bill,
Glad you managed to get them, I thought that they would turn up in due course, neither are rare, but, getting hold of them is becoming harder these days.
I'm pleased for you, kind regards again
Frank Kelley