Zaim Qyteza

Albanian, absolutely no. But I think this is not a real uniform, but an theatral or fantasy or something of this type. The jacket looks original ottoman end of XIX century, but the shoulders are not original. The hat is completely fantasy. The collar order is made of tin pieces. The sword looks original, but who knows what army. The decorations are fantasy. Beyond that, what is seen on the fez is not an eagle but a thunderbolt, a composed heraldic symbol. Zaim.

https://www.voxnews.al/english/analiza/heronjte-e-fundit-i75918

The name is ALEXANDER ORCIKOV.

This is First Capitan in M.27 uniform.

Hi Puma, In response, I am sending you two pages from the draft of my book on Albanian Uniforms. I believe it will be ready for publication in 20 years 🙂 . Regards, Zaim

I have the same opinion as you.

The publication is from the Bank of Italy and is available to buy online. In the part that belongs to Albania, it contains the Cross of the Order of Besa and the Collar of Albania, both belonging to Mussolini and accompanied by the corresponding articles that describe the itinerare of them in these 8 decades. Finally, after 8 decades we have an accurate image of the Collar of Albania, Type 1.

Hello to everyone! After several years of silence in this discussion, finally something new! Finally, the Bank of Italy published a special issue for the MEDALS OF MUsSOLINI, where several pages are also dedicated to COLLAR OF ALBANIA. It is the absolute first time that detailed photos of this Kollar appear and I wanted to share this information with you. Regards, Zaim https://www.shop.ipzs.it/it/tracce-di-metallo3000046091.html

Hi Seb, But can you tell what chinese medal is this? Zaim

I have answered the other question in the post: For the concrete question, see attach.

This photo is from the second half of 1913. I catalog them as "Model 1913" and they were ordered in Italy by the Albanian Provisional Government in May 1913.

Dear, John, 1. First of all, it is important to give a clear scheme of the periods of the Albanian state: -The First Monarchy, 1912-1914: The period when Albania was recognized as an Independent Principality, until the departure of Prince of Wied. - The First Regency, 1918-1924: The Period from the Congress of Durres which renewed the monarchical system of the state, until the fall of Fan Noli’s government. - The First Republic, 1925-1928: The Period of Ahmed Zogu’s Republic. -The Second Monarchy, 1928-1939: The Period of Zog I’ Kingdom. - The Third Monarchy, 1939-1943: The Period of the reign of Vittorio-Emanuele III, until Italy's armistice. - The Second Regency, 1943-1944: Regency during the German invasion. - The Second Republic, 1946-1990: The Period from the announcement of PRA (The People’s Republic of Albania, RPSH), until the announcement of political pluralism. - The Third Republic, 1991- : The Period from the April 1991’s elections onwards. 2. Regarding your request, I am giving you a table of the rank system of uniforms M.27. This table is part of a book that I am writing about the History of Albanian Uniforms, a book which will be completed I believe in 20 or 30 years 😀. Regards,, Zaim

Hi John, The site you are looking at has some errors and is somewhat chaotic. However, I respect their work and, however, it is a first attempt. Are you interested in the uniforms of the era of Prince Wied (1914), or those of the period of President/King Zog (1925-1939)? Zaim

Hi Paja, My compliments. Very beautiful! Zaim

Thank you Markon and Megan. Is the term "Distinctive" used in English for these types of objects? In Albanian, we call these objects "Distiktiv". In Italian they are called "Distintivo". You say that the most correct term in English is "Insignia". Am I correct? But on the net I see that the term "Badge" is also used. For example "Soviet school badges". I thing that the term "Badge" refers mainly to badges in clothe. While the term "Insignia" refers to metal signs. Am I right? Regards, Zaim