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    2. Thank you. I am afraid that I might have to wait until the end of my life for the original cross awarded. And besides, I could never be sure of the authenticity. In the upcoming local auction there is this one, I will try it.
    3. That’s a beautiful CDV! I have a small collection of these with the NC1870 EK2, but nothing quite like that one! Congratulations!
    4. Today
    5. Philip.S Good to see some of your collection. Regards, Gordon
    6. Without wishing to "stir" the proverbial, I do think that the continual churning out of medals by the UK Government seems to be spiralling out of control. We will soon bring ourselves into line with those other nations (I won't name them) whose uniformed representatives adorn themselves with what seems to be endless lines of medal ribbons. Some of those individuals are obviously very young in service and yet have two or more lines of ribbon to their credit already. What are they for I ask myself, completing their recruit course successfully, or perhaps good attendance for six months? Before my retirement, I spent 20 plus years working in a law enforcement capacity at the Port of Dover and had almost continuous involvement with HM Immigration Service and its later re-incarnation. So, there is little I do not know about their work. Its gone from a non-uniformed, non-confrontational role to a rather aggressive arm of the Home Office. They went from wearing a smart civilian lounge suit to adopting a uniform which so emulates that of a bobby complete with batons and handcuffs hanging from their belt, that they are often wrongly described by many as "police", a term which they themselves seem to cherish. The term "Border Force" appears to be out of step with the Government's wish to be "Service" oriented. The police have (in the main) long since ceased to use the term "police force", so I wonder why there is this desire to present an image which is so out of keeping with what people expect. Do they embark upon dangerous assignments? Probably. But I know from my own experience that they go about their enforcement work "mob handed" and seldom if ever operate on their own. So the risk of them being injured or attacked is reduced significantly. The same could also have been said for the old HM Customs & Excise. If they were dealing with the public there were invariably five or six of their staff present. One further comment I would make is that they are supported by a very active Union and have the right to withdraw their labour at the drop of a hat. Not that the general public would give a hoot if that were to take place, as indeed it has in the past, with very little effect. So, they've got themselves a Long Service & Good Conduct medal. They've joined the "club". Well done! Personally, I've always thought that the elderly gentleman who operates the School Crossing Patrol near where I live has a particularly dangerous job. He's on his own and often faces anger, aggression and risk of assault most days. I'm tempted to start an on line petition suggesting that after two years continuous service he should get a medal. Now that's a thought! Dave.
    7. This one went fast, asking was $450, sold to a best offer, unknown amount. Nice little bar!
    8. This one was pretty convincing, but I checked with some real experts and it’s a well known fake. Bronze gilt per the seller, asking was $2950!
    9. To be honest I actually like the East German approach: whatever trade you engage in, there are medals for merit and long service for that trade. What do you think?
    10. Dear all, Together with some other medals came this Hungarian National Defence Cross (Nemzetvédelmi Kereszt). I checked the internet and see some poor examples are out there, but I cannot believe this is a good one. Could someone confirm this one is a Fake/Replica. Merci! Christiaan
    11. Greetings, I’ve been on a bit of buying tear lately and just received this lovely four rivet reverse Order of the Sacred Treasure 6th Class with the 幣 (hei) hallmark just below the 6h rivet. This mark is known to exist only on Sacred Treasures and the current time coordinates are December 1931 to September 1933. It is believed to be a mark of the Japanese mint, but so far definitive proof is elusive. See Medals of Asia at https://asiamedals.info/threads/mark-on-japanese-order-who-and-when.15113/. The ribbon is a very, very pale blue or dirty white with yellow stripes. It came with a button rosette that is light blue with yellow stripes and it has a ス (su) mark. The case has gold kanji and the “Meiji/Taisho” stylization of 勣 (kun). I was very pleased to have this piece join my collection. Enjoy. Tracy Obverse: Reverse: HEI mark close-up: Case lid:
    12. Yesterday
    13. Dear Gentlemen, Here is the identification of a medal posted here: - "Commander of the 1st Division of the Army" "Achievement Medal" I'm unsure about the final Chinese character, but I believe it's a surname. Yours sincerely, No one
    14. I agree this isn’t anti social media that’s why I took a defensive position to your dripping sarcasm, but now it seems that everyone and his dog gets one! which clearly defines your opinion. Nothing further to add, good evening.
    15. gjw, Here are a couple of my civilian awards, the first image contains some interesting decorations, the second some more common ones: This image is slightly blurry, I apologise, here are the words I reckon are almost impossible to read: ~SZAKMA IFJU MESTERE ~SZTAHANOVISTA (year: 1953) I have a later variant of the "Szakma Ifju Mestere" arriving hopefully this week as well! Philip.S
    16. Hi Gents, Can you please help me with the identification of this maker? Thanks, Tom
    17. The qsa bar could be a bar that was made before the victory medal was issued as the victory was established I believe a few months after the war medal so it could have been made up before the owner physically got the war medal and victory medal (and the 15 star was established before the war medal to) I also believe there was some debate on the final ribbon for the victory medal (IV a few ribbon bars that have the never used version of the victory ribbon and a bar that has both the official and unofficial ribbon on it ie he was double dipping)
    18. Oberleutnant der Schutzpolizei Alexander Schulte-Sasse Born: 22 Sep 1911 Highest rank reached: Hauptmann der Schutzpolizei Kp-Führer 1.Polizei-Kp Kommando der Schutzpolizei Linz/Donau
    19. Oberstleutnant der Schutzpolizei Hans Beesel (possibly Heinrich Hans) Born: 15 Feb 1887 Highest rank reached: Oberst Gemeindepolizei Wesermunde Schutzpolizei PV Hamburg Kdr Schutzpolizei PV Kiel (Source: smetanin albert & Georges Jerome on AHF)
    20. Hmm, I don't know about 'junk', but is that a Saxon star lower left? And Wild Card, who is the maker of your fantastic SAO?
    21. Thanks, I think it would. I only display them like this, on a table top. They are made to fit me, in the unlikely event anyone would ever ask me to wear it!
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