WWII Logan Bar - Is it real or fake?

[Stilgarius]

Hello!

I just came across this logan bar and Im really curious if its real or fake. I have heard of 2 ounces logan bars but never saw anything like this and I cant find any photo of bars like this. I also never saw logan bar with a name "Logan emergency bar" in the front - all 2 ounces d-bars have typical "U.S. ARMY FIELD RATION D" name.
Here I found a lot of random 2 ounces d-bars but none of them looks like this one in attachment: http://www.kration.info/d-bar-sweet-chocolateand.html

Any information or any contact to an expert would greatly help me, thanks in advance!

[cavguy]

I saw on of these for sale by 1944Supply.com for like 150 Euro, they claimed it was recently found in Normandy..

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/ ... nt=safari

In my opinion I do not think either is original, as I would expect much more wear to the wrapper and ink due to age! I mean it looks like the ink was printed yesterday.

[Richard w.]

Did Logan Bars even come in a 2 oz. Size?

I've only ever heard of a 4 oz. portion.

[Stilgarius]

Yes, 2 ounces and even 1 ounces bars were a real thing.
2 ounces D-Bar + 2 ounces mold:

[Stilgarius]

I have found a lot of new informations.
http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/ ... d-rations/
A 2014 post
"Logan, the bar that started it all" with attached photo
And I also get another photo from the 1944supply seller of another Logan Emergency Bar (attached pic) [Really nice seller, send me a lot more informations]

The more I look the more information I find about these Logan Bars with printed "Logan Emergency Bar" on the top - They are really unique and unknown compared to the og "U.S. FIELD ARMY RATION D" ones. I sent mail to National Archives and Hershey archives and to my WWII Ration friend, if I get any more info I will send it back - It looks really promising.
btw - The printing looks really nice and "fresh" on the photo but in the reality you can see how old the paper and inside is so do the "ink" and letters.

[Richard w.]

Yes, 2 ounces and even 1 ounces bars were a real thing.
2 ounces D-Bar + 2 ounces mold:

The mold is fantastic. Thanks for the information.

[kration]

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[Richard w.]

Not calling anyone a liar, but it is very common in militaria collecting circles to claim that something was recently "found in a barn in Normandy" to sex up a sales post for deep-pocketed American buyers.

[cavguy]

Not calling anyone a liar, but it is very common in militaria collecting circles to claim that something was recently "found in a barn in Normandy" to sex up a sales post for deep-pocketed American buyers.

Agreed! This one would 100% need a hands on. No way to tell from pics.

[OtisRNeedleman]

The D rations used by the Army would have been called just that. They would not have been called Logan Bars. My guess - a commercial product. Hard to think many were sold. Colonel Logan formulated the chocolate so it wasn't real sweet and eaten as a candy bar. He wanted the bar to taste "just better than a boiled potato".