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•>SERVICE BARS - CITATION BARS - FLAG BARS
Whether it is a
service bar, citation bar, flag bar or award
bar,
we can create any custom bar to your
specifications. We stock many of the
different service bars and citation bars
you’ll find on the market today. Whether it
is years of service bar, flag bars, or a
commemorative bar, The Pin People have the
experience and expertise to create for you
or your department the perfect piece.
STOCK CITATION BARS
Our service bars and
citations bars are durable and can be worn
by police
officers, firefighters, EMS personnel and
security officers during
normal or ceremonial duty. Our stock
citation bars were actually designed by law
enforcement personnel that cooperatively
with our staff.
Citation bars can be
broken down into several different
categories.
·
Citation Bars
·
Service Bars
·
Indicator Bars
·
Memorial Bars
CITATION
BARS
History of Citation Bars:
The history of citation bars dates back to
military history, specifically the time of
the American Civil war (1861-1865). The
award medals were issued by commanders and
were awarded on an unofficial basis. The
Spanish-American war (1898) is where first
recognized medals or military decoration
were introduced. A
military decoration or military award
is a decoration given to military personnel
or units for heroism in battle or
distinguished service. These citations were
to be worn on a military uniform.
A military decoration was comprised of a
medal and a ribbon. The first awards were
comprised of a ribbon that would be worn
around the neck; later, though, the back of
the ribbon came equipped with a metal
fastener, very similar to a safety pin that
would be pinned to the uniform. The medal
was a molded piece of medal of a specific
design with a ribbon attached to the top
that could be pinned to a uniform.
Medals would be worn on dress
uniforms. Later the military began using
ribbons that would symbolize the medal. The
citation ribbon was cloth material either in
a solid color or multiple colors to
differentiate the type of award that was
being displayed and represented the medal
that was awarded. They were and are
presently made out of a fabric material and
backed to a metal support. These ribbons
were worn over the right breast pocket on a
uniform shirt. They were smaller and would
be worn on garrison uniforms to outwardly
display a service member's
accomplishments. These ribbon citation bars
could be worn in a horizontal citation bar
rack that could have many rows, to hold many
different awards.
Law Enforcement adopted this concept of
smaller medals that were more manageable for
everyday wear. Some departments still wear
the commendations over the right breast,
very much like the military. Other
departments decided to have all of the
awards on the left breast, in a leather
citation bar holder. In the leather citation
bar holder, the badge would be on the
bottom, and the award would be worn above
the badge. The highest award would be placed
at the top of the holder and lesser
citations would be below it, in order of
importance.
Still to this day, many departments have
their own system for the citation
bars. There has been no standardization for
the color bars and size
SERVICE BARS
Service Bars are the same specifications
as the citation bars however the service
bar usually refers to the years of
service, or participation in a specific
event.
INDICATOR
BARS
Indicator bars are the same in
specifications to citation bars and
service bars, however they indicate to
others individual achievements. For
instance, a department may have a black
bar to indicate the individual is a
member of the SWAT team; likewise, a bar
with a bicycle graphic may indicate that
that officer is part of the bicycle
unit. Other common bars include the
Field Training Officer (FTO) bar, which
signifies that the officer wearing the
bar is a training instructor responsible
for training new officers; or the Police
Instructor bar, which signifies that the
officer wearing the bar is a police
academy instructor.
We have created thousands of custom
service and citation bars for hundreds
of agencies across the country. Above is
a small sample of some of our work. We
do stock of certain commonly found
bars. Please
contact us for a quote for custom bars
or if purchasing a large volume of stock
bars.
We can mount your service and citation bar on a tie clip for a unique effect. This is one example of the finished product,
Click Here To Contact Us About Stock and Custom Citation Bars
Our minimum order is 100 pieces on custom bars.
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