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Here is the order from the same workshop as Obi and mine order! Nice!!

Hello Rogi, Paul, Paja and other gentleman who monitor this thread! Thanks Gents for geting help to identify this nice order! Paja, you made a superb comparation of this Belgian manufacturer! Nowwhen I saw the stamp on Obis order, which is the same as on mine order, now I'm sure this is a genuine order, and a rarer variant of it!! I have found another picture of this manufacturer on the net! It has the same letters font as mine, wide crown, small eagles, and numbers a fastened to the rim, like on type 1 orders!! This is the thrill of collecting, to dig out the truth!! I made a misjudgement with Russian republic badge(Paul knows), but with this one I had a bit of luck!! Guys, I tried to make pictures, but my phone is not good enough, even with macro on(Rogi, you made me laugh with flower sign)! Now to answer Rogi querry, yes I have paypal, yes I can send airmail with tracking option 8$(to Canada, ata 2-4 weeks) or super fast mail with tracking option 40$(ata 1 week) As a collector, for me money is not the most important thing in the world! I meen, everybody needs it but you have to be above that! So Rogi, as a first colegue who answred my topic, you have a chance, and head start to win this trophy! At start I will offer you to get this order for the price I got it(570$)!!! + a pay pal fee + shipping of your choice +10$ for me, hehehe But as a fair player, I'll give the other gentleman offer price of 1000$, so I can make my wife a happy women with a 400$ gift:) I'm a good husband, aint I? Offer stands for two days, and when that time expires with no offers, Rogi is the lucky bastard;) If there are 1000$ offer, again Rogi has the advantage to purchase it for 1000$! No personal messages, lets make this a fair sport!! Good luck Gents, and Rogi I cheer for you mate!! Uhh, I didn't type this much from 1986!!! Joseph out!

Thanks Gentleman This is a nice forum indeed, I'm sorry i didn't joined before, when I had much more orders and questions of course! Paja, I'll try to take pictures, but with my phone pictures are not so good! I need a sunny day, but it's cloudy in Croatia at the moment. Gentleman, since I'm not a St. Sava collector(not that I don't like the order, these are one of the best made and best looking orders in the world), and since I'm not a seller(don't like bothering with pictures and everythng on ebay) I would like to offer this nice rare order to one of you, to real st Sava collector! What say you?

Hello Paja Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I have never heard of Joseph Piret Brussels, but then, I'm not a great St Sava collector! Yes this is the order from ebay, and I used sellers pictures(to lazy to take my own ). I bought it for 570$, but the initial price was over 3000$! The seller taught it is an unique order, but Rogi saw others like this one! Is this(570$) a good price for this order or..... ?

Hallo Rogi and Paul Thanks for fast responce! I have ben monitoring internet and military shows for 10 years, and have never seen this odd saint, maybe on french ebay 3-4 years ago, but maybe that's the same order... don't know! Rogi, I don't have better zoom for the halmark, but there are no letters or numbers in it, just a hole in the metal, allmost squared. Paul, saint is not golden, just the lines, and it's maybe just golden colour, didn't test it, it could break, would be shame... But in the flesh it's a nice piece! I'm wandering if this is really a replacement jewlers work, or a custom made order, so if anyone knows a little more, please, share the knowledge!!Anyways it is an interesting piece Thanks Gentleman!

Hello Gentleman I recently aquired this unusual Order of St. Sava. I had a few dozen Savas in my possession, but never one like this! I know most of manufacturers of St. Sava, but this is not one of common ones! I have been told that this is a Belgian manufacturer? To get back to the topic; why golden saint? Are all of the orders from this unknown? manufacturer painted in gold or this is a custom made order? Anxious to hear the experts! Joseph

Thanks Gentleman It's sad that there are so many fakes around, but then, it's even a greater thrill to find a real thing!! Keep on collecting! Joseph

Hello Gentleman! I came across this badge, looks like some Soviet or islamic badge, but couldn't find anything on internet! Please help identify, what is it and is it genuine. Thanks in advance! Joseph

Hello Igor Thanks for warm wellcome, I'll try to keep up with all of the good posts in the Gents club!! Best regards Joseph

Hello Igor & Chuck First of all thanks for warm wellcome, and thanks to Igor for teaching me a thing or two about these crosses!! My area is Croatian and Yugoslavian orders, but I want to expend my knowledge to world orders and medals! I been watching "Gentlemans" posts and replies, and this is a great site to "hang out" Wish you gentleman lots of fun & joy, and hope to hear from you again!! Joseph

Hello Gentleman!! This is my first topic here on this site, I was only an observer so far, and I can tell this is a great site for enthusiasts and masters of orders and medals alike!!! Respect for the effort, knowledge and love for this "sport" I need an opinion on two imperial russian crosses of St George! They are not mine, but I can close a deal if your comments are positive, since I'm not (yet) expert in imperial Russia. Tnx!